LOT 3317
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Tetrobol. 265/260-246 BC. Alexandria mint.
Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon to right / [ΠTOΛEMAIOY] BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt; Y between legs. CPE B279 (Series 3); Svoronos 509; SNG Copenhagen -; Weiser -. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(43.14gr, 36mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3317
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Tetrobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Mysia, Lampsakos AR Diobol. Circa 450-350 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Janiform female heads, with central earring / ΛΑ-[Μ]-Ψ, helmeted head of Athena to right within incuse square. Baldwin, Lampsakos Group B, Type I, 3-4; SNG Arikantürk 621. 1.28gr, 12mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Caria, Karyanda AE 9mm. Circa 400-390 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Female head to right / KAP, head of eagle to left. Konuk 2012, 350, fig. 8; HNO Online 2160. 0.63gr, 9mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly rare city; the first specimen of this type to appear on the market.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B. 5.47gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
