LOT 2749
Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanum AE 16mm. Circa 85-40 BC.
Ptolemaios, tetrarch. Dated SE 240 (73/2 BC). Bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver at shoulder / Nike standing to left, holding wreath and palm frond; L MΣ (date) downward to left. Sofaer 3-7; Herman 2; HGC 9, 1442; DCA 468. Very Fine.(4.78gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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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. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. 205-180 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Uncertain mint in Cyprus. Dated year 81 of an uncertain era (182/1 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; ΠA (date) in exergue. Svoronos 1102; Olivier 84-89; SNG Copenhagen -; DCA 73. 14.28gr, 27mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lightly toned.
From Zurqieh, 5th July 2016. From the Molard Collection, Switzerland. Ex Nomos AG, Auction 15, 22 October 2017, lot 200 (company's ticket included). -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Hemiobol. Circa 325-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Two crescents back-to-back; pellet above and below, T to left / Two crescents back-to-back; pellet and Π above, pellet below. Vlasto -; HN Italy -; HGC 1, -; unpublished with the combination of these letters. 0.26gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Variant not found in the major references.
Swiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
