LOT 2695
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 22mm. Dated CY 131(?) (129/8 BC).
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Double cornucopia; date to right, Phoenician letters in fields. Cf. Duyrat, Ateliers 325; HGC 10, 195. Very Fine.(8.03gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Sicily, Syracuse AE 21mm. Time of Hieron II, circa 275-265 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Wreathed head of Kore to left; ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ before, bucranium behind / Bull butting to left; club and M above, IE in exergue. CNS II, 191 (Ds18R1 / 1ff., combination of bucranium and M not listed); HGC 2, 1469. 6.11gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare variety.
Ex cgb.fr. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, Apollodotos I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 180-160 BC. Uncertain mint in the Paropamisadai or Gandhara. Square module.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, elephant standing to right; monogram of ΠΙ below / 'Maharajasa Apaladatasa tradarasa' in Kharosthi, Zebu standing to right; monogram of ΠΙ below. Bopearachchi 4G; SNG ANS 337-43; HGC 12, 119. 1.35gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Areas of delamination.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Undated issue, struck circa 261/0 BC. Uncertain mint 16 in Asia Minor.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Diademed head to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟ]ΛEΜΑΙOΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; in left field, Galatian shield with thunderbolt device. CPE 399; Svoronos 607, pl.xiv, 24; Meydancikkale 5198. 13.06gr, 27mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Exceedingtly rare emission with Galatian shield symbol . No other examples on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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