LOT 3133
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel. 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 3133
Phoenicia, Sidon. Ba'alsillem (Sakton) II AR Dishekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Group of Ten [10] Greek Caria Stratonikeia AE Units. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: mixed issues and reverse types. 61.42gr total, 18-20mm.
Condition as shown.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Spain, Barskunes AR Denarius. Late 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Bare head to right; Iberian BENKOTA behind / Warrior on horseback to right, holding sword; Iberian BASKUNES below. ACIP 1630; SNG BM Spain 904-7; CNH 10. 3.79gr, 18mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Private collection, France. Private European collection. -
Boeotia, Federal Coinage AR Hemidrachm. Circa 395-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Boeotian shield / B-O, kantharos; above, club to right; grape bunch on vine to right; all within incuse square. BCD Boiotia 31; HGC 4, 1165. 2.52gr, 13mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
