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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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Damaskos mint. Dated SE 204 (109/8 BC). Diademed head to right within fillet border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Zeus Ouranios, nude, standing to left, holding star and sceptre; monogram of KA above ZH to outer left; ΔΣ (date) in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2324.1b; HGC 9, 1196e; DCA 266. 16.12gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Slightly double struck.
From a private collection, Europe. -
Kings of Thrace. Macedonian, Lysimachos AR Drachm. 305-281 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Kolophon mint. Struck circa 301/0-300/299 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, forepart of lion left above crescent; pentagram beneath throne. Price 1842; Thompson 120; HGC 3, 1751d. 3.88gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Raydan mint. Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 1.03gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
