LOT 3243
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Diademed head to right / Spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ to right, AYTOKPATOPOΣ to left. SC 2034.1; HGC 9, 1061. Good Very Fine.(5.44gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle to left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram of ΔΙ below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 9; AMNG I 421; HGC 3, 1802. 4.17gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Iridescent tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.63gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex DNW, sale 85, 17 March 2010, lot 91. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres)(?) AR Obol. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Diademed and draped bust to left / Vahšīr standing to right before altar, holding sceptre. Cf. Tyler-Smith, Parcel 135-8; cf. Alram 584. 0.65gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
