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LOT 2624
Sicily, Syracuse AE 25mm. Time of Agathokles, circa 295-289 BC.
Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right; quiver over shoulder, ΣΩTEIPA downwards before / Winged thunderbolt; AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ above, BAΣIΛEOΣ below. CNS II, 142; BAR Issue 33; SNG ANS 708; HGC 2, 1537. Very Fine.(9.77gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Mysia, Parion AR Drachm. 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue / Disorganised linear pattern within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk -; SNG BN 1351-2. 3.31gr, 13mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 14mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear and sword; palm frond to left, [het (in Nabataean) to upper right] / Shaqilat, veiled, standing to left, raising hand; wreath to left. CN 187d; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 97. 2.70gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Cyprus. Salamis, Nikokreon AE Half Unit. Struck circa 323-317 BC. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Macedonian shield decorated with gorgoneion on the boss / B-A, Macedonian helmet; kerykeion to lower left. Cf. Price 3158. 3.07gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
