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, Aretas IV(?) AE 15mm. 9 BC - AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra mint. Laureate head to right / Crossed cornucopiae. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 73a; cf. Sofaer 48. 3.31gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darios II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Type IIIb (early). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch; countermark: similar to 72 & 73. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 3; Sunrise 25. 5.53gr, 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. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Damaskos mint. Dated SE 204 (109/8 BC). Diademed head to right within fillet border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus Ouranios, nude, standing to left, holding star and sceptre; monogram above ZH to outer left; ΔΣ (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2324.1b; HGC 9, 1196e; DCA 266. 16.12gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Slightly double struck.
From a private collection, Europe.
