LOT 3082
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Facing gorgoneion; spiral ornament around / Upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking; all in circular incuse. Cf. Topalov, Apollonia 44; HGC 3, 1324. Very Fine.(2.81gr, 13mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Kingdom of Persis. Uncertain king II AR hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with two rows of pellets around pellet-in-crescent; triskeles behind / Diadem with no ties. Cf. K&M 4/59 (“Fürst Y”); cf. Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1, 216 (obol; diadem with ties); Alram 619 var. (diadem with ties); Sunrise -. 1,31gr, 14mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 13mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aretas in military dress, standing to left, holding spear and scabbard; palm branch to left, het in Nabataean in upper right field / Shaqilat, veiled and wearing Isis-headdress, standing to left, raising hand, wreath in left field, 'Shuqailat' in Nabataean in three lines in right field. Meshorer, Nabataea 97; CN Type 187d. 2.07gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Facing gorgoneion; spiral ornament around / Upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking; all in circular incuse. Cf. Topalov, Apollonia 44; HGC 3, 1324. 2.81gr, 13mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
