LOT 2887
Sicily, Akragas AE 21mm. Phintias, tyrant, 282-279 BC.
Head of Artemis to left, quiver over shoulder / Boar standing to left; [BAΣI]ΛEOΣ above, ΦINTIA below. CNS 118; SNG ANS 1119-21; HGC 2, 171. Near Very Fine.(7.26gr, 21mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions, E-Auction 295, 4 May 2024, lot 82.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm. 359-336 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Pella mint; struck circa 323-315 BC. Posthumous Issue. Laureate head of Zeus to left / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, horseman riding to right, holding palm branch and bridle; beneath horse's foreleg, Θ. SNG ANS 430; SNG Alpha Bank 275; Le Rider 439. 13.75gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare left-facing issue.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
AM (Āmul) mint. Dated RY 35 (AD 626). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbons on shoulders, crescent to right; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. 4.01gr, 31mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex property of a South West London gentleman. -
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. 66-70 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). 'Year two' (retrograde) in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. 3.02gr, 18mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare with retrograde inscription.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
