LOT 2649
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. 138-129 BC.
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY in right field, EVEPΓETOV in left field; to outer left, mint monogram above monogram; O to inner right; all within wreath. SC 2061.4c; Lorber, Die, 751 (obv. die A97); HGC 9, 1067d. Very Fine. Toned; short flan crack.(16.66gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 221.
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LOT 2649
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Struck circa 88/7–76/5 BC. Diademed head to right / Zeus Nikephoros seated to left on throne, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY to right, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟY to left; to outer left, Φ above A; monogram beneath throne, P in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2463.3i; HGC 9, 1319. 15.81gr, 29mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 558, 20 March 2024, lot 180. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel. Dated RY 12(?) (354/3 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
`Abd`aštart (Straton) I. Phoenician galley to left; [date] above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger and standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters Bet and Ayin between; all within incuse square. Cf. E&E-S Group IV.2.4.f; cf. DCA 853; HGC 10, 245. 0.54gr, 9mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
![Group of Six [6] Eastern mints AR Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/221653-s.jpg)
Group of Six [6] Eastern mints AR Coins. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including fractions from Arabia, Judaea and a reproduction. 18.25gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
