LOT 3221
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AR Tetradrachm. 281-261 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint.
Diademed head to right / ΒAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo Delphios, nude but for chlamys draped from his waist, wearing laurel wreath and seated on omphalos to left, testing arrow with his right hand and resting his left on a bow leaning against the omphalos behind; to left, monogram of AP; to right, monogram of XA inside circle. SC 379.3c; HGC 9, 128g. Very Fine. Toned. Well centred.(16.57gr, 28mm, 4h.).
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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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust of Artaxerxes II to left, wearing mural crown; behind, crescent(?) beneath monogram / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. Cf. Klose & Müseler 4/16; cf. Alram 577. 1.86gr, 15mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC. Sardes mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, A beneath throne. Price 2637; Müller 31; SNG Copenhagen 878. 3.96gr, 16mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Toned. Double struck of reverse.
From 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. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar, holding sceptre. K&M -; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 135-8; Alram 584; Sunrise -. 0.69gr, 10mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
