LOT 2594
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Obv: head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves and palmette. Rev: AʘE with owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square. Good extremely fine, almost as struck.(17.14 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteratureSNG Copenhagen 31-35; Kroll 8. Svoronos pls. 12-13 passim; Sear 2526.
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LOT 2594
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Greek Coins - Indo-Greek - Kanishka - AE Tetradrachm 127-151 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: PAO KANHPKI legend with Kanishka standing left, holding trident in left hand and sacrificing over altar to left. Rev: AQPO with Athsho (Hephaistos), bearded, standing left, wearing diadem and cloak with flames emanating from his shoulders, holding filleted diadem in right hand and tongs in left; tamgha in left field. 16.46 grams.
Very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 187-186 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 26. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, countermark of Seleukid anchor. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; AS over KC in left field, spear-head left below. 16.02 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 188-187 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 25. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; countermark of Seleukid anchor; AS over KE in left field. 15.76 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex UK private collection.
