LOT 3237
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AE 24mm. Struck circa 146-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ, 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; in exergue, monogram of MHT and star. SC 1912.1a; HGC 9, 992. Very Fine.(13.24gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 4 (123/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Bust of Melkart to right, wearing laurel wreath, [lion skin around neck] / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow; palm frond in background; to left, L Δ (date) above club; monogram of ZB and Phoenician B between legs. DCA-Tyre 10; Rouvier 1957; DCA 919; BMC 51; Hunt II 606; HGC 10, 357. 13.91gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust to left; symbol behind / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/21; cf. Alram 583 & 586. 1.64gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.82gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
