LOT 2688
Sikyonia. Sikyon AR Obol. Circa 340-320 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΣΙ, dove flying to right. BCD Peloponnesos 257-61. HGC 5, 226. Good Very Fine. Well centred.(0.84gr, 12mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx Nomos AG, obolos 25, 23 October 2022, lot 188.
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LOT 2688
Sikyonia. Sikyon AR Obol.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan AE 'Tetradrachm'. 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Imitating Athens. Stylised head of Athena to right, upward crescent on cheek / Owl standing to right, head facing; [A?]ΘΕ before, olive spray to left. Huth, Athenian, fig. 5, e; Huth 40. 7.56gr, 19mm x 20mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Struck on square flan.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon 'Abdamon' AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 425-407 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Galley to left before turreted city wall, lion in exergue / Persian king standing to right and firing bow. Cf. HGC 10, 230. 0.70gr, 10mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
South Arabia, Himyar AR Unit. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
'Bucranium Series'. Diademed male head to left; curved symbol of Almaqah to left, symbol of Athtar to right; disc-crescent of Dhat-Hamim above / Head of antelope facing; monogram to left, curved symbol of Almaqah to right; disc-crescent of Dhat-Hamim above. CAF -; Huth 304; BMC -; SNG ANS -. 2.51gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
