LOT 3108
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 184 (AD 129/8 BC). Tyre mint.
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΔΗMΗΤΡΙΟΥ], eagle standing to left on prow, with palm frond over shoulder, to left, IEPA above club surmounted by Tyre monogram, to right, AΣY above ΔΠP (date), monogram between legs. SC 2195.2b; DCA 230; HGC 9, 1122. Good Very Fine. Areas of delamination and corrosion.(13.48gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3108
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Nabataea, Syllaios, with Aretas IV AR Quarter Sela'-Drachm. 9-6 BC. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed head of Obodas III to right; Aramaic 'shin' before / Aramaic 'shin' (Syllaios) and 'het' (Aretas) within wreath. Hoover & Barkay 2010, 32; Hoover, The Royal Nabataean Collection of Uri Mizrahi, 71; Barkay, Usurper 4; Huth 60; Meshorer, Nabataea Sup 4. 1.12gr, 9mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Tyre. 'Ozmilk (Azemilkos) AR Shekel-Didrachm. Dated RY 8 (348/1 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Deity, holding reins and arched bow, riding hippocamp to right above two lines of waves; below, dolphin to right / Owl standing to right, head facing; crook and flail in background; in right field, |||| O above |||| (' [for 'Ozmilk] and 8 [date], in Phoenician). E&E-T Group II.2.1.19; HGC 10, 349; DCA2 928. 7.06gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near 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 Diobol. Circa 275-246 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield in left field, monogram between legs. Cf. CPE B180; cf. Svoronos 553. 14.74gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
