LOT 3093
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 19 (96/5 BC). Alexandria mint.
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, aegis around neck / [ΠΤΟ]ΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L IΘ (date) to left, ΠA to right. CPE 1528; Svoronos 1679; Olivier 6245–88; SNG Copenhagen 368; DCA2 1148. Good Very Fine. Toned.(13.68gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3093
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Cilicia, Kelenderis AR Stater. Circa 410-375 BC.
Estimate: £650 - 850 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £325
Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing to right / ΚΕΛΕΝ, goat kneeling to left, head to right; all within shallow incuse circle. Casabonne Type 4; Celenderis -; SNG BnF 75 = Traité II, 1477. 10.75gr, 20mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1993. -
Phrygia, Apameia AE 22mm. Circa 88-40 BC. ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Antiphon, son of Menekles), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / AΠAMEΩN, eagle, with star above, alighting on base of maeander pattern flanked by caps of the Dioscuri; ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝ [ΜΕΝΕΚΛΕΟΥΣ] below. SNG Copenhagen 164; HGC 7, 670. 8.68gr, 22mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Drachm. Circa 220-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; before, B Δ / MAΣΣA-ΛIHTΩN, lion walking to right; to right, B Δ. Depeyrot 37.9; Maurel 619. 2.06gr, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
