LOT 2926
Pontos, Amisos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 300-125 BC.
Demetrios, magistrate. Rhodian standard. Turreted bust of Hera-Tyche to right / Owl with spread wings standing facing on upturned shield, ΔΗ-ΜΗ-TPIOY across lower fields. SNG Stancomb 665 = SNG von Aulock 53; Recueil général I, 11, 4; SNG BM Black Sea 1118-20; HGC 7, 234. Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Scratch on obverse.(1.72gr, 12mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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Group of Five [5] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Various mints. 21.28gr total.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Herakleia AE 14mm. Circa 281-278 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Draped bust of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; on her left shoulder, shield / ՒHPA-KΛEIΩN, trophy. SNG Copenhagen 1137; HN Italy 1436. 2.75gr, 14mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 15mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Petra mint; struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Laureate head to right; Aramaic letter ḥēth to right / 'Aretas' in Aramaic within wreath. Meshorer, Nabataea 115; CN 189. 2.15gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
