LOT 3140
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain king AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 435-425 BC.
Phoenician galley under sail to left; waves below / Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, drawing bow, within incuse square. E&E-S Group II.4; HGC 10, 217. Very Fine.(0.77gr, 8mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Macedon, Akanthos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 525-470 BC.
Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £4,000
Attic standard. Lion attacking to right, biting into the hindquarter of bull kneeling to left and biting the leg of the lion; Θ above, three ground lines below, the middle composed of pellets; stylised acanthus flower ιn exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux 59 (D57)(?); AMNG III/2, 5; HGC 3, 383. 17.19gr, 27mm.
Near Extremely Fine. Nicely toned with golden iridescence around the devices on obverse.
From collection of Dr G.W., Germany. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 37, 13 May 1987. -
Phrygia, Akmoneia AE 21mm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Magistrate Timotheos Menela, head of Zeus right, wearing oak wreath / AKMONE TIMOΘEOY MENEΛA, Asklepios standing facing, leaning upon serpent-entwined staff. SNG Copenhagen 12. 2.77gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Group of Two [2] Coins from Nabataea. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: various issues and reverse types. 2.94gr total, 10-13mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
