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Very Rare Left-Facing Issue
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pella mint; struck circa 323-315 BC. Posthumous Issue. Laureate head of Zeus to left / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, horseman riding to right, holding palm branch and bridle; beneath horse's foreleg, Θ. SNG ANS 430; SNG Alpha Bank 275; Le Rider 439. 13.75gr, 25mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare left-facing issue.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman.
Near Very Fine. Very rare left-facing issue.
Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London gentleman.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, uncertain monogram in left field. Cf. Price 3424 (Arados; tetradrachm). 4.06gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Abydos mint. Lifetime issue, struck circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, male figure standing to left, wearing chlamys; monogram beneath throne. Price 1501; Müller 906. 4.24gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΔΗ in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. 3.92gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, monogram of ΔΗ in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. 4.11gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Sardeis mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [AΛΕ]ΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price 2565; ADM I Series X. 4.07gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of male to right, wearing tainia / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, horse prancing to right; HP monogram below. Price 369. 4.68gr, 17mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 12, 1 November 2014, lot 847.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 12, 1 November 2014, lot 847.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
SardeIs mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, 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; bee in left field, monogram of ΞΥ or ΕΥΞ beneath throne. Price P73; ADM I Series XIII. 4.36gr, 17mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Sardeis mint. Struck circa 318-315 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, monogram of ΠΥ above eight-rayed star. Price 2664; ADM I Series XIX. 16.97gr, 26mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Toned, horn silver deposits.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Very Fine. Toned, horn silver deposits.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £159
Imitating Tyre mint issue, with uncertain date. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, date in Phoenician. Cf. Price 3293. 12.81gr, 25mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Deposits on obverse.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Very Fine. Deposits on obverse.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. As Strategos of Asia or king, 306/5-301 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Kolophon mint; struck circa 310-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. 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, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of KA in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823. 4,17gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
Pella or Amphipolis mint. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣANΔPOY, rider on horseback to right, raising right hand in salute; ΔI to right, monogram of ΠΥ below. HGC 3, 992; SNG Alpha Bank 903. 7.53gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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