LOT 3337
South Arabia. Himyar AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. Cf. SNG ANS 1602-1609. Near Very Fine.(0.64gr, 11mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Gaul, Nemausus AE Unit. Circa 100-60 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Laureate head of Apollo to left / Boar standing to left, NAMA above, ΣAT below. LT 2698; RIG 210. 1.67gr, 15mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_197820). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Persis. Napad (Kapat) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara / Bearded bust to right, wearing diadem; star and crescent before(?). K&M 4/47; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 3b, -; Alram 611; Sunrise 633 var. (diademed bust to left). 1.55gr, 15mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Thrace, Mesambria AR Diobol. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. 0.86gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
