LOT 3219
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Second satrapy and kingship, struck circa 311-300 BC. Babylon I mint. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, monogram of MHTP within wreath in left field, H beneath strut of throne. Price 3704; SC 82.6; HGC 9, 10f. Very Fine. Light toning.(16.97gr, 26mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Mysia, Kyzikos AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Forepart of winged boar to left with long mane; to right, [tunny fish] / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation, in upper left field, crescent; all within incuse square. Von Fritze -; SNG BnF -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC -; Weber -; SNG Tübingen 2214. 0.46gr, 7mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Very rare type
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 19mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 112. 4.21gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Thirteen [13] Greek AR Fractions.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/237512-s.jpg)
Group of Thirteen [13] Greek AR Fractions. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Various types. 9.72gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
