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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Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
BACIΛЄ[ധC AΓPIΠA], canopy / Three ears of corn; L [Ϛ] (date) across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.54gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed bust to left, wearing mural crown / Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) II standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/13 var. (king sacrificing to left); Alram 578. 0.58gr, 11mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Phoenicia, Tyre(?) AE Unit. 1st century BC(?). Autonomous issues.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Turretted head of Tyche to right / Club. For a similar example see CNG, E-399, 241; otherwise unpublished. 1.28gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare and unpublished.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
