LOT 2884
Sicily, Syracuse AE 16mm. Time of Hieron II, circa 269-240 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to left / Horse galloping to right; [ΙΕΡΩΝΟΣ] in exergue. CNS II, 203; HGC 2, 1552. Near Very Fine.(3.52gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Cyprus. Paphos, Stasandros AR Stater. Second half 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Bull standing to left; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue / Eagle standing to left; one-handled vase to left, 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square in incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades 15; Zapiti & Michaelidou 7; Tziambazis 7. 11.08gr, 22mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXII, 7 October 2021, lot 397. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. Cf. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A. 3.85gr, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Radiate and draped bust to right / Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 272-274. 2.32gr, 17mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
