LOT 3224
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos II Theos AR Drachm. 261-246 BC. Possibly Tralleis mint.
Diademed head of Antiochos II to right / [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ [A]NT-IOXOY, 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 him; [monogram of ΟΨ to outer left] and monogram of ΤΑ to outer right. SC 535.1; HGC 9, 247a. Very Fine. Toned. Rare.(4.11gr, 17mm, 1h.).
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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Cilicia, Seleukeia ad Calycadnum AE 23mm. Mid-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Helmetted and draped bust of Athena to right; ΣA to left, palm branch to right / ΣEΛEΥKEΩN TΩN ΠΡOΣ TΩI KAΛΥKAΔNΩI, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; NKI KAΛ in two lines in left field. SNG BnF 903-904; SNG Copenhagen 200. 6.84gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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. -
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 19mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ AYTOKPATOPOΣ, spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; star to inner left. SC 2034.2e; CSE 261; HGC 9, 1061. 5.96gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
