LOT 3028
Phoenicia, Sidon AR Shekel - Tetradrachm. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4.
Dated CY 5 (107/6 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche to right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / ΣIΔΩNIΩN, eagle standing to left on ram of galley; palm frond in background; to left, L E (date) above monogram of ΔΡΙ. Rouvier 1305; Prieur -; HGC 10, 275. Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Rare.(13.79gr, 29mm, 12h).
ProvenanceAcquired in 1995;
From a private collection.
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LOT 3028
Phoenicia, Sidon AR Shekel - Tetradrachm.
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Abydos mint; struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, tunny fish upwards; monogram of ΔΥ beneath throne. Price 1513. 4.13gr, 17mm, 3h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates III AR Drachm. Circa 87-79 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ekbatana mint. Bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with eight-rayed star / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; legend around. Sellwood 31.5 (Orodes I); Sunrise -; Shore 122 (Orodes I). 4.28gr, 21mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel. Ba`alšillem (Sakton) II, circa 401-365 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Phoenician galley to left; [Phoenician B] above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger and standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; O between; all within incuse square. E&E-S Group IV.1.3.c; HGC 10, 240. 0.82gr, 9mm, 3h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
