LOT 2671
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. Circa 401-365 BC.
Undated issue, struck circa 401-370 BC. Phoenician galley to left; B (in Phoenician) above, waves below / Persian king and driver in chariot to left; to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre, walking to left. E&E-S Group IV.1.1; HGC 10, 236. Near Very Fine.(27.25gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent.
From a private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2671
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel.
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Sicily, Katane ΑΕ 25mm. Circa 210-200 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Janiform head of Serapis wearing kalathos, monograms flanking / [ΚΑΤΑ]-ΝΑΙ-Ω[Ν], Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears and torch. CNS III, 14; HGC 2, 619. 9.42gr, 26mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex West Country, UK, collection. -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I Æ Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 27mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑNT ΚΑΛΧΑΔ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΔΑ in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1257-62; HGC 3.2, 1428. 11.10gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
