LOT 2997
Sicily, Syracuse, Hieron II AE. c.275-215 BC.
Wreathed head of Kore left / bull butting left, club above, IE below. CNS II, 191; SNG ANS 591-2; HGC 2, 1469. Very Fine.(6.08gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. Circa 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Phoenician galley to left / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letter between; all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 10, 240 (Sakton II). 0.74gr, 9mm, 9h.
Good Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 17mm. Circa 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Head of Alexander I to right, wearing crested Boeotian helmet / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, Nike standing facing, head to left, crowning royal name with wreath and holding palm, monogram in exergue. HGC 9, 899. 6.58gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 16mm. Circa 225-200(?) BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Wreathed head of Demeter to right / Two grain ears with leaves to right; META upwards, between, bird above right grain ear's leaf. Johnston Bronze 78; HN Italy 1714 corr. (position of ethnic). 5.11gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
