LOT 3226
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos II Theos AR Tetradrachm. 261-246 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint.
Diademed head of Antiochos I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ [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 MATP to outer left and monogram of HPAE to outer right. SC 587.4c; ESM 190; HGC 9, 236g. Very Fine. Toned.(16.04gr, 27mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Indo-Greek, Unertain Ruler AE Square Unit. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain figure standing facing, holding spear(?), inscription to right / Uncertain design. 2.53gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 176 (137/6 BC). Tyre mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Diademed and draped bust to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, eagle standing to left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, [I]EPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, ΑΣΥ above ςOP (date); monogram between legs. SC 2109.4a; HGC 9, 1074; DCA 198. 13.09gr, 29mm, 12\h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Obol. Circa 260s BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ], eagle with wings spread standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, Galatian shield between two monograms; Λ between legs; c/m: incuse trident. CPE B190; Svoronos 581; SNG Copenhagen 129. 15.01gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
