LOT 2973
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AE 19mm. After circa 300 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint; 1st workshop.
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Elephant standing to right; [monogram above], P below. SC 128b; HGC 9, 83. Very Fine.(7.63gr, 19mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (Kyzikenos) AE 17mm. 114-95 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Artemis standing facing, wearing short tunic and boots, holding spear and bow; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY to right, ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ to left, uncertain control in outer left field. SC 2379; HGC 9, 1253 (R2). 4.74gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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. 0.67gr, 10mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Eight Prutot. Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Pileus on couch topped by star; two palm branches above / HPΩΔOY BAΣIΛΕΩΣ, tripod; L Γ (date) to left, monogram of TP to right. RPC I, 4901; Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169. 8.74gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
