LOT 2630
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; AΓ monogram and grain ear in opposite sunken quarters. McClean 4089; HGC 3.2, 1437. Very Fine.(2.12gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Artaxerxes III to Darios III AE Unit. Circa 350-333 BC. Uncertain mint in Ionia or Caria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow / Two concentric squares; line projecting outward from one side of the outer square. Bodzek pl. IX, 4; Sunrise 72. 1.31gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-316/5 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley to left above waves, prow ending in lion's head; below, hippocamp to left / Lion attacking bull to left. E&E-B Series IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.75gr, 11mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Perseus AE Unit. 179-168 BC. Uncertain Macedonian mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of hero Perseus to right, wearing winged Phrygian helmet, harpa before / B-A, eagle with wings spread standing facing on thunderbolt, head to right; monogram of ΠEP to right. HGC 3.1, 1099. 6.58gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
