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Diademed head (of Apollo?) to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, horseman riding to right; behind, labrys and monogram; below monogram of ME within circle. Price 2133. 4.65gr, 20mm, 9h.

Near Very Fine.

Ex N&N. From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / BA, club and bow-in-quiver; below, uncertain control. Cf. Price 382. 6.01gr, 18mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Macedonian shield, with thunderbolt on boss; pellets and crescents around / B-A, Macedonian helmet, decorated with laurel wreath; monogram of KE to lower right. Price 405. 4.53gr, 16mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, legs spread, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Nike flying to right, holding wreath, above kerykeion; beneath throne, monogram of ΕΠ above Θ. Price 3048; Newell, Tarsos 54. 17.12gr, 26mm, 10h.

Good Extremely Fine. A well-struck coin with attractive golden toning.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΑΛEΞANΔPOY to right, monogram above torch in left field. Price 2589; Müller 91. 4.21gr, 18mm, 2h.

Very Fine; struck on a broad flan, full borders visible.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 200. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, wheel above monogram in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price P191 var. (drachm); Hersh, Additions -; Müller -. 0.70gr, 10mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references.

Ex Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Online Auction 82 Silver, 26 July 2020, lot 14. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Macedonian shield with pellet on boss / Macedonian helmet; [grain ear to left and K to right?]. Cf. Price 2072. 3.94gr, 15mm, 11h.

Very Fine.

Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right, monograms in left field and below throne. Price 1967; Müller 790. 4.26gr, 17mm, 11h.

About Good Very Fine. Light cabinet tone.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 178. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPO[Y] to right, monogram in left field, monogram below throne. Price 1528; Müller 1618; SNG Copenhagen 994. 4.30gr, 18mm, 2h.

Near Extremely Fine.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 191. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

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; monogram of KA in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823. 4.22gr, 17mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Toned.

From 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.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [AΛ]EΞANΔPOY to right, monogram in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823; Müller 808. 4.21gr, 18mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 207. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPO[Y] to right, forepart of Pegasos to left in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price 1382; Müller 612; SNG Copenhagen 887; ADM II Series XVIII. 4.25gr, 18mm, 7h.

Extremely Fine.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 180. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.