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LOT 2675
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios I Soter AR Drachm. Dated SE 161 (152/1 BC). Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cornucopia; to inner right, two monograms above AΞP (date). SC 1642.3b; DCA2 50; HGC 9, 806. Very Fine.(3.49gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Seleukid Empire, Seleukos II Kallinikos AE 22mm. Circa 246-225 BC. 'ΔΕΛ monogram' mint associated with Antioch.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Apollo to right, bow and quiver on shoulder / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚOY, bull butting to left; in upper left field, monogram of ΔΕΛ. SC 706a; HGC 9, 328. 7.81gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AE Unit. 359-336 BC. Uncertain mint in Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Diademed male head to right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, youth on horseback to right, below, Π. SNG ANS 944. 7.40gr, 19mm, 5h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Malichos I AE 14mm. Dated RY 27(?) (33/2 BC). Petra mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Diademed head to right / Palm of hand; ["Malichos the king. King of the Nabataeans''] around, [''Year 27''(?) (date)] in Aramaic across field. Cf. CN 14b; HGC 10, 685. 2.22gr, 14mm, 10h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
