LOT 3077
Thrace, Ainos AR Diobol. Circa 435-405 BC.
Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos / Goat walking to right; AINI above, crab below foreleg. May 292-309; HGC 3.2, 1277. Very Fine.(1.18gr, 12mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the Thrax Collection, formed in London between 1991 and 2018.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 457.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Sicily, Syracuse AR 8 Litrai. Fifth Democracy, 214-212 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with griffin, pendant earring, pearl necklace, and aegis / ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, winged thunderbolt; below, YA Σ. Burnett, Enna Hoard, D28 (dies 10/D); BAR Issue 88; SNG ANS 1046; HGC 2, 1414. 6.81gr, 22mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Well struck and attractively toned. Some small marks.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Didrachm or Nomos. Circa 272-240 BC. Struck under the magistrate ΑΓΑΘΑΡΧΟΣ (Agatharchos). Reduced standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Nude youth on horseback to right, crowning horse and holding rein; beneath horse, AΓAΘ-A[P] XOΣ in two lines / TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, holding kantharos in outstretched right hand and cornucopia in left, on dolphin to left; to right, race torch. Vlasto 852-4; HN III 1028. 6.57gr, 20mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Lightly toned. Minor flan flaws.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram). 1.48gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
