LOT 3143
Phoenicia, Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos) AR Shekel-Didrachm. Dated RY 8 (348/1 BC).
Deity, holding reins and arched bow, riding hippocamp to right above two lines of waves; below, dolphin to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; crook and flail in background; in right field, |||| O above |||| (' [for 'Ozmilk] and 8 [date], in Phoenician). E&E-T Group II.2.1.19; HGC 10, 349; DCA2 928. Near Very Fine.(7.06gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3143
Phoenicia, Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos) AR Shekel-Didrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, upright anchor / 'Yehonatan the King' in paleo-Hebrew between rays of eight-rayed star; all within diadem. Hendin 6189; Meshorer Group K; HGC 10, 637. 3.24gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm. Circa 353-294 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette / ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig and crescent moon in upper left field. HGC 4, 1599. 17.01gr, 24mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Porous surface on obverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Phoenician galley sailing to left; Phoenician letters above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters between. Cf. HGC 10, 265 (Mazaios). 0.68gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
