LOT 3293
Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel. Time of Mazday (Mazaios), circa 353-333 BC. Dated RY 17(?) (337/6 BC).
Phoenician galley to left; date above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on hind legs, Phoenician letters between; all within incuse square. Cf. Elayi & Elayi Group IV.6.2.k; cf. DCA 859; HGC 10, 265. Very Fine.(0.60gr, 9mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3293
Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IX to Ptolemy XII AE 19mm. 116-51 BC. Alexandria mint. Series 9.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, two eagles with their wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. Svoronos 1426 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and VIII); SNG Copenhagen 311-4 (Joint reign of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII). 8.52gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 19mm. 223-187 BC. Antioch mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, tripod. Cf. SC 1060; cf. HGC 9, 468. 7.09gr, 19mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Aeolis, Myrina AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160-143 BC.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙΩΝ, Apollo Grynios standing to right, holding filleted branch and phiale; monogram to left, omphalos and amphora at feet; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Sacks Issue 23. 11.24gr, 35mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned. Scratch on obverse.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
