LOT 3086
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Oktobol. 246-222 BC. Alexandreia mint. Series 4A.
Head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing tainia with basileion / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle with closed wings standing to right, head to left, on thunderbolt; Λ(?) between legs. Cf. CPE B358; cf. Svoronos 478; cf. SNG Copenhagen 143. Near Very Fine.(85.25gr, 45mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3086
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy III Euergetes AE Oktobol.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 26mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑNT ΚΑΛΧΑΔ, Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left. Schönert-Geiss 1276-82; HGC 3.2, 1428. 9.54gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.70gr, 10mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 357-320 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; in two sunken quarters: pellet, palm branch. BMC 10; McClean 4081. 2.22gr, 12mm.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
