LOT 3251
Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch AE Tetrachalkon. Dated year 13 of the Pompeian era (54/3 BC).
Laureate head of Zeus to right / [AN]TIOXEΩN THΣ [MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ], Zeus seated to left on throne, holding crowning Nike and sceptre; IΓ (date) in exergue. RPC I 4212; McAlee 37; HGC 9, 1371. Very Fine.(8.57gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.65gr, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 11mm. Struck circa 8/7 BC–AD 15/6. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Uncertain bell-shaped object with five fringes; 'Hagra' in Aramaic below. CN 149; Meshorer, Nabataea 87. 1.48gr, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. 0.58gr, 12mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
