LOT 3083
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 320/19-315 BC. Arados mint. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, 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; AP (civic) monogram in left field. Price 3426 (Byblos); Taylor, Reattribution 294–307. Extremely Fine.(16.40gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3083
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy I Soter, as satrap, AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes I to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 450-375 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IIIb (late).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb. 5.47gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on obverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. Dated RY 36 (AD 627). AHM (Hamadan) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. SC Tehran 1594-1605; Göbl II/3. 4.08gr, 33mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
![Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/246423-s.jpg)
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various mints and dates. 15.11gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
