LOT 3402
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 28 (143/2 BC). Paphos mint.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, with wings closed; L KH (date) to left, ΠA to right. Svoronos -; CPE II 1468; SNG Berry 1498. Near Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal with an attractive old cabinet tone. Minor flan crack at 4h; edge chipped. Very rare example.(13.26gr, 25mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3402
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
'Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (in Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6186; Meshorer Group S; HGC 10, 641. 1.88gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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. 5.51gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermark on reverse.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
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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. 0.66gr, 10mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
