LOT 2886
Thrace, Byzantion AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-340 BC.
Forepart of bull to left atop dolphin; ΠΥ above, monogram to left / Ornamental trident. HGC 3.2, 1388.11, Near Very Fine.(1.67gr, 11mm, 2h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Kolophon mint. In the types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΠA in left field. Price P46. 4.05gr, 17mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired before 1985, thence by descent 2025. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. Struck AD 20-40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 4.01gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Lucania, Metapontion AE 15mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Athena Promachos advancing to left, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68b; SNG ANS 562-4; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. 3.72gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
