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LOT 2882
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / [KΛEOΠATPAC] BAC[IΛICCHC], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. Good Fine.(5.89gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2882
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΔΗ in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. 3.92gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣ[TIAI]EΩN around. BCD Euboia 430-431; HGC 4, 1525. 1.69gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Cappadocia, Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator AR Tetradrachm. Circa 130-112/0 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Mint A; struck circa 114/3-109/8 BC. In the name and types of Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). Diademed head of Antiochos VII to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY to right, EYEPΓETOY to left, monogram of ΔΙ above A in outer left field; all within wreath. Krengel Series 2; SC 2146.5. 16.47gr, 29mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Small die break on cheek.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
