LOT 2925
Pontos, Amisos (as Peiraieos) AR Siglos-Drachm. Circa 435-370 BC.
ΔΙΟ-(?) (Dio-), magistrate. Head of Hera to left, wearing decorated polos, triple-pendant earring, and necklace / Owl standing facing on shield, with wings spread, ΔI-O(?) across fields, ΠΕΙΡΑ below. HGC 7, 229. Fine. Test cut.(5.55gr, 20mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Nabataea, Anonymous AE 17mm. Mid 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike standing to left, holding wreath and placing hand on uncertain object. Barkay, Earliest, Group 3; CN 3; HCG 10, 671. 3.59gr, 17mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 259. -
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes II 'the Great' AE Tetrachalkon. 95-56 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Damaskos mint. Struck circa 72-70 BC. Draped bust to right, wearing tiara with star and eagles / [Β]ΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ] ΤΙΓ-ΡΑΝΟΥ, Tyche of Damascus seated to left on rock, holding cornucopia; below, river-god Orontes swimming; to outer left, ΘE above OΦ. Kovacs 137; M&D 19 (Tigranes II); CAA 110 (same); AC 61 (same). 7.14gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 180-170 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing kausia / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ANTIMAXOY, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident with right hand and filleted palm with left; monogram of ΔΙΦ to inner right. Bopearachchi 1A; SNG ANS 274-5; HGC 12, 106. 17.30gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Professionally cleaned.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection.
