LOT 3161
Troas, Gergis AR Tetrobol. Circa 5th century BC.
Sphinx seated to right / Athena wearing Corinthian helmet to left; within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. Asia Minor Coins online #11089 (Sphinx with forepaw raised). Near Very Fine. Very rare.(1.51gr, 12mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 228.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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Phoenicia. Byblos, 'Aynel (Enylos) AR 1/16 Shekel. Circa 350-326 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left; legend in Phoenician above. E&E-B Group IV.4.2; HGC 10, 139. 0.84gr, 11mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Diobol. Circa 515-493 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 2; Traité I, 1801; Weber 2403; HGC 3.2, 1435. 1.31gr, 10mm.
Very Fine.
From the Thrax Collection, formed in London between 1991 and 2018. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 564. Property of a London antiquarian. -
Nabataea, Uncertain King PB Unit. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of Zeus-Haddad (or Dushara) to right / Bull butting to left; above, ADR in Nabataean. O. Hoover: A Reassessment of Nabataean Lead Coinage in Light of New Discoveries, in NC 166 (2006), L57. 1.39gr, 12mm, 2h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
