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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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. 138-129 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY in right field, EVEPΓETOV in left field; to outer left, monogram above A; to inner right, A(?); all within wreath. SC 2061.4f; Lorber, Die, unlisted obv. die; HGC 9, 1067d. 16.45gr, 29mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 225. -
Sicily, Panormos AE 23mm. Circa 211-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Helmetted head of Athena to right; ΠΑΝΟΡ-ΜΙΤΑΝ around / Wreathed head of Persephone to left. CNS 12; HGC 2, 1065. 11.00gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, The Anders Collection, 8 September 2022, lot 511. From the Anders Collection (collector's tickets included.) -
Nabataean Kingdom, AR Coin Group. 1st century BC.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Two silver coins of the Nabataean kingdom. 9.33gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
