LOT 2622
Thrace, Byzantion AR Tetradrachm. Circa 210-195 BC.
In the name and types of Lysimachos, king of Thrace. Diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros seated to left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram of NK to inner left, BY on throne. Cf. Marinescu Issue 88, 203; cf. Mektepini 119. Very Fine. Numerous scratches on both sides. Rare.(16.72gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various rulers and cities. 55.68gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. 37-43 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). BAC[IΛЄധC AΓP]IΠA, 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. 3.04gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (Grypos) AR Tetradrachm. 121/0-97/6 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Antioch mint; struck circa 109-96 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos to right within filleted border / ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY EΠIΦANOYΣ, Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; monogram of PE above A in outer left field, control mark beneath throne; all within wreath. SC 2309.2c. 16.06gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection in Europe.
The Greeks loved to give nicknames to their kings, a custom that lasted until the late years of the Byzantine empire. An example of this is Antiochοs VIII Epiphanes, the so-called Grypos ('hook-nosed'), a fact confirmed in his iconography.
