LOT 3071
Sicily, Syracuse AE Hemilitron. Circa 241-230 or 230-218 BC.
Laureate head to left; plow(?) before / Warrior on horse prancing to right, holding couched lance; T below; IEPΩNOΣ in exergue. Cf. CNS 193 Ds 57 R1 32; cf. BAR Issue 61; HGC 2, 1547. Near Extremely Fine. Magnificent green patina.(17.82gr, 27mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx cgb.fr. (v59_0012).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Cilicia, Tarsos AR Twelfth Stater or Obol. Struck circa 380-379 BC. Pharnabazos, Persian military commander.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Female head facing slightly to left; [dolphin to lower left?] / Bearded and helmetted male head (Ares?) to left. Casabonne Series 2–3, pl. 4, 14; Göktürk 21; SNG BnF 303. 0.65gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 3.61gr, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H-F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.32gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
