LOT 2663
Seleukid Empire, Philip I Philadelphos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95/4-76/5 BC.
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; all within wreath. SC 2463.2a; HGC 9, 1319. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(15.85gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 561, 1 May 2024, lot 271.
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Nabataea, Rabbel II, with Gamilat, AR Drachm. AD 70/1-105/6.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Petra mint. Dated RY 2[x] (AD 89/90–91/2). Laureate head of Rabbel to right; date in legend to left (only the 20 numeral visible) / Veiled and draped bust of Gamilat to right. Cf. CN 232-4; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 153-4; DCA2 1052. 3.24gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From 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 256. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; countermarks: 118 & 7 / Oblong incuse punch; countermarks: 41 & 48(?). Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 11; Sunrise -. 5.50gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii. -
Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion AR Triobol. Circa 480-470 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Lion's head facing / Irregular incuse square punch. Frolova Type I; SNG BM Black Sea 836; HGC 7, 31. 2.40gr, 11mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
