LOT 2970
South Arabia, Himyar AR Unit. Uncertain ruler, after 110 BC.
Beardless male head to right / Bearded male head to right, Royal Qatanian monogram behind, South Arabian monogram below. Huth 367. Very Fine.(1.88gr, 11mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Pisidia, Selge 12mm. Circa 200-1 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Laureate head of Herakles to right, club over shoulder / Thunderbolt; bow to right, Σ-Ε-Λ across fields. SNG BnF 1979; SNG von Aulock 5288; SNG Copenhagen 263; Lindgren 1353. 2.43gr, 12mm, 5h
Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. 323-317 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Sardeis mint; struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. In the types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, TI; beneath throne, torch. Price P96. 4.11gr, 17mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kings, Ardashir I BI Tetradrachm. AD 223/4-240.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Mint C (Ctesiphon"). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. Diademed bust to right, wearing Parthian-style tiara decorated with star; legend in Pahlavi around / Fire altar with diadems; legend in Pahlavi around. Sunrise 700. 10.83gr, 27mm, 9h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection.
