LOT 3059
Troas, Achaiion AE 18mm. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΧΑ-ΙΤധN, Artemis standing facing, head to left, quiver over shoulder and holding bow and arrow in right hand. A. Ellis-Evans: The Coinage and History of Achaiion in the Troad, in: REA 119 (2017), p. 31, 4. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare type of an exceedingly rare city; no other examples on CoinArchives.(5.04gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Thirty-Second Shekel. 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Phoenician galley to left before city wall with three towers; [in exergue, lion couchant to left] / King of Persia advancing to right, drawing bow, quiver over shoulder. Cf. HGC 10, 231 (Sakton). 0.36gr, 8mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phrygia, Eumeneia AE 22mm. Circa after 133 BC. Uncertain magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Athena to right / EYME-NEΩN, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. Cf. BMC 7-8 (Diophan-, magistrate). 7.16gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gandhara, AR Shana. c.500-331 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Blank / Six-arm Taxila-Gandharan septa-radiate symbol. Pieper 11; ACW 4079-4080; HGC 12, 763. 1.39g, 16mm.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
