LOT 3163
Troas, Larissa-Ptolemais AE 21mm. 4th century BC.
Bearded male head to right / ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ, amphora; grain ear to right. BMC 1 (Larissa Phrikonis in Aeolis); Robert L., Études de numismatique grecque, pl. 4, 6-7. Very Fine. Very rare.(8.67gr, 21mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with crescent and two row of pellets / Dārēv (Darios) standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. K&M 4/6a-c; Tyler-Smith, Parcel type 1b, 31-35; Alram 566; Sunrise 592. 0.62gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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. -
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE Serrate. 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Diademed head of Alexander I to right / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Athena standing to left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on ground; in inner left field, KA monogram above star above Δ. SC 1793.4; HGC 9, 900. 7.32gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
