LOT 3406
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 BACIΛICCHC], 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. Near Very Fine.(9.59gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3406
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 17mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Macedonian helmet with ibex horn to left; AΣK to inner left. SC 2039; HGC 9, 1061. 5.28gr, 17mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck circa 318-315 BC. Sardes mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; M or monogram of MI within circle in left field, monogram of HA beneath throne. Price 2687 var. (monogram beneath throne); ADM Series XX, 404 corr. (same); SNG Alpha Bank 647-8. 4.17gr, 17mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.75gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
