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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Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Teos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΔΗ in left field and monogram of ΠΡ beneath throne. Price 2290. 4.30gr, 17mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal. Slightly double struck of reverse.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 357-320 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Forepart of lion to right, head to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and monogram in one sunken quarter, [pellet?] and pentagram in opposite quarter. Cf. CN Online Type 6355; HGC 3, 1437. 2.22gr, 13mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484. AW (Ahwaz) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl III/1; Alram 885. 3.85gr, 26mm, 10h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
