LOT 2988
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AE 22mm. Dated SE 174 (137/8 BC). Antiochia on the Orontes mint.
Prow of a galley to right; above, pilei of the Dioskouroi surmounted by stars / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟY EYEPΓETOY, trident ornamented with two dolphins downward; to outer left, monogram; below, ΔOP (date). HGC 9, 1085. Very Fine.(9.03gr, 22mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2988
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AE 22mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.77gr, 10mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Group of Three [3] Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobols. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; IΣTIAIEΩN around. HGC 4, 1525. 4.78gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.63gr, 10mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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