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LOT 3068
Sicily, Syracuse AR Drachm. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Struck circa 344-339/8 BC.
Corinthian standard. Pegasos flying to left / Laureate head of Arethusa to left; three dolphins around. SNG ANS 511; HGC 2, 1403. Very Fine. Toned. Rough surfaces.(2.21gr, 14mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. 5.54gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
MA (Māh[?]) mint. Bust to right, wearing crown, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS Type IIa/1c; Göbl type II/3. 4.10gr, 26mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust to left; monogram behind / Vahšīr (Oxathres) standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/21; Alram 583/586. 2.07gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
