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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Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.65gr, 11mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Macedon, District of Bottiaia. Coinage in the name of the Botteatans(?) AE 18mm. Circa 168-148 BC. Pella mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Ox grazing to right. Cf. AMNG III.1 131. 7.16gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, 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.
