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LOT 3112
Seleukid Empire, Tryphon AE 18mm. Circa 142-138 BC. Uncertain mint 100, in northern Syria.
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟΣ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, Macedonian helmet with ibex horn to left; AΣK to inner left. SC 2039; HGC 9, 1061. Very Fine.(4.58gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
BACIΛЄധC AΓPIΠA, canopy / Three ears of corn; [L] Ϛ (date) across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.29gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Ionia, Phokaia EL 1/6 of Stater or Hekte. Circa 625/0-522 BC.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Forepart of bull to right, head to left; small seal above / Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt 9 (unlisted dies); Boston MFA -; BMC -; SNG von Aulock 7946. 2.58gr, 11mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare, only seven examples noted by Bodenstedt.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction 6, Session 2, 29 September 2013, lot 623. Private European collection. -
Spain, Barskunes AR Denarius. Late 2nd century BC.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Bare head to right; Iberian BENKOTA behind / Warrior on horseback to right, holding sword; Iberian BASKUNES below. ACIP 1630; SNG BM Spain 904-7; CNH 10. 3.79gr, 18mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
