LOT 2868
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator AE Hemidrachm. 222-205/4 BC.
Alexandria mint. Series 5. Horned head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing taenia / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, filleted cornucopia; ΣE monogram between legs. CPE B505; Svoronos 993; SNG Copenhagen 212. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(33.04gr, 35mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2868
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy IV Philopator AE Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 17mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H-F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114; cf. SNG ANS 1438-43; cf. Sofaer 67-9. 3.76gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 28mm. 300-200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧΑ, Poseidon seated to right on rock, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΠΑΡ monogram in inner right field. Schönert-Geiss 1271-1275; HGC 3.2, 1428. 11,69gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
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Thrace, Abdera AR Tetrobol. Circa 336-311 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
ΙΠΠΩΝΑΞ(?) (Hipponax), magistrate. ΑΒΔΗ-[Ρ]ΙΤΕΩ[Ν], griffin springing to left ΕΠΙ ΙΠΠ[ΩΝΑΚΤΟΣ?], laureate head of Apollo to right; above, scallop shell. Cf. May 544; HGC 3.2, 1227i. 2.56gr, 15mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
