LOT 3244
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Uncertain mint 100.
Diademed head to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ TPYΦΩNOΣ AYTOKPATOPOΣ, spiked Macedonian helmet with cheek guards, adorned with wild goat's horn above visor; AΣ to inner left. SC 2040a; HGC 9, 1061. Near Very Fine.(5.85gr, 18mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Philistia, Gaza ('Azah) AR Obol. Mid 5th century-333 BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
Janiform female and male heads (only the male side visible) / Forepart of galloping horse to right; zayin and 'ayin above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.7O; Mildenberg, Gaza, pl. XXV, 19; HGC 10, 567. 0.73gr, 8mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 444, 15 May 2019, lot 210. -
Islands off Caria. Rhodos, Rhodes AR Hemidrachm. Circa 170-150 BC. ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ (Artemon, magistrate). Plinthophoric standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Radiate head of Helios facing slightly to right / ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ, rose with bud to right; P-O flanking, club to left; all within incuse square. Jenkins, Rhodian 44; HN Online 103; HGC 6, 1462. 1.38gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Iridescent toning.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem. K&M 4/37; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 167 (Pakor I); Alram 594 (Pakor I); Sunrise 621. 0.56gr, 11h, 1h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
