LOT 2996
Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II AE. c.275-215 BC.
Diademed head of Hieron II to left / [Ι]ΕΡΩΝΟΣ Helmeted cavalryman riding horse prancing to right, holding couched lance with his right hand, below forelegs. CNS II, 195 Rl 22. HGC 2, 1548. SNG ANS 938. Very Fine.(17.63gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.56gr, 10mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. Struck circa 330-320 BC. Byblos(?) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head of Herakles in lion-skin headdress to right / Club and bow in bowcase; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between, monogram of AP(?) below. Cf. Price 3427. 6.66gr, 20mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Axum, Ouzebas AE Unit. Late 4th-early 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
⧾ •VΛZHⵎΛⵎ ⵎΛⵎIΛⵎVⵎ ('King Ouzebas'), draped bust of Ouzebas to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring; to left and right, ears of barley / ⧾ Τ•VΤ• ΛΡⵎⵎΗ TH XШΡΛ ('may this please the country'), draped bust of Ouzebas (or Ezanas?) to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, within shallow round incuse inlaid in gold within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 26a; Munro-Hay, AC, 54. 2.06gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
