LOT 3135
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. Circa 4th century BC.
Phoenician galley / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letter between; all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 10, 240 (Sakton II). Near Very Fine.(0.56gr, 10mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3135
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Kings of Numidia, Massinissa or Micipsa AE Unit. 203-148 BC or 148-118 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head to left / Horse galloping to left; pellet below. Mazard 53; MAA 18a; SNG Copenhagen 505. 12.56gr, 28mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.48gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Anonymous AE 20mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; Λ in left field. Barkay, Earliest, Group 1; CN 1; HCG 10, 671. 4.15gr, 20gr, 11h.
Very Fine. Overstruck on a Ptolemaic issue.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
