LOT 2748
Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanon AE 20mm. Circa 36-20 BC.
Zenodoros tetrarch and archiereus, struck 27/6 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right; NE downwards behind / ΖΗΝΟ-ΔΩΡΟΥ, Nike walking to right, holding wreath and palm. RPC I, 4776; Sofaer 58. Near Very Fine. Very rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG, e-203, 190).(7.02gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Half Unit. 4 BCE-39 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Tiberias mint. Dated RY 33 (29/30 CE). TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath / HP[ധΔOY TETPAPXOY], palm branch; across field, L ΛΓ (date). RPC I 4924; Hendin 6236; TJC 81. 4.75gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Eight Prutot. 40-4 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?). Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Pileus on couch topped by star; two palm branches above / HPΩΔOY BAΣIΛΕΩΣ, tripod; L Γ (date) to left, monogram of TP to right. RPC I, 4901; Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169. 8.74gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Ionia, Uncertain Mint EL 1/48 Stater. Circa 600-550 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Crab(?) / Incuse square with irregular lines within. Weidauer -; Elektron -; cf. Rosen 81 and 346-7 (1/6 and 1/96); cf. Traité I 114 = BMC 26 (1/96); SNG Kayhan -; SNG von Aulock -; Weber -. For another similar specimen cf. TimeLine Auctions 160, 2935. 0.37gr, 5mm.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland.
