LOT 3098
Thrace, Mesambria AR Diobol. 4th century BC.
Crested helmet facing / M-E-T-A within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. Very Fine.(1.15gr, 11mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darius II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IIIb (early), style B.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Lydo-Milesian standard. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Cf. Carradice Type IIIb, Groups A/B (pl. XII). 5.49gr, 16mm.
Near Very Fine. Countermarks on both sides and on rim.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120. Raydan mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.31gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 280-271 BC. Aï Khanoum mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Diademed head to right / Horned and bridled horse's head right; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ behind, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ below; Λ within circle before. SC 432.1 var. (monogram on rev.); HGC 9, 136. 4.26gr, 16mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 380. Acquired on the UK market. Property of a London antiquarian.
