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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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust of Artaxerxes II to left, wearing mural crown; behind, monogram / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. Klose & Müseler 4/13; Alram 572; Tyler-Smith 81-93; cf. Sunrise 596 (no monogram). 0.73gr, 11mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. 'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 1.81gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kushano-Sasanians, Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I AE 14mm. Circa AD 270-300.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Uncertain mint in Bactria (probably Balkh). Draped bust of Hormizd I to right, wearing lion headdress with lotus blossom above, Pahlavi inscription around / Half-length bust of exalted god Ahuramazda, holding ribboned diadem and spear, emerging from fire altar with ribbons, Pahlavi inscription around. Cf. MK 1052; cf. ANS Kushan 2225-2236. 2.04gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
