LOT 3241
Sogdiana, Lord King of Bukhara AR Drachm. 6th-8th century AD.
Crowned bust right / Fire altar with ribbon flanked by attendants; crowned bust of Bahram right superimposed upon altar. ACW 1550. Very Fine.(3.12g, 26mm, 4h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphos AE Diobol. Circa 275-246 BC. Alexandria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon to right / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with open wings standing to left on thunderbolt; monogram above Galatian shield in left field, monogram between legs. Cf. CPE B180; cf. Svoronos 553. 14.74gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace. Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 470-435 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Facing Gorgoneion with tongue protruding, serpents around / Upright anchor; in field, crayfish to left and A to right. SNG Copenhagen 452; SNG BM Black Sea 157; SNG Bulgaria Russe 2, 120-168; HGC 3.2, 1323. 3.03gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 14mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Athena Promachos advancing to left, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68b; SNG ANS 562-4; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.34gr, 14mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
