LOT 2314
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Obv: helmeted head of Athena right, full eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll. Rev: AQE to right of owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig with two leaves and one berry, and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. 5/8 in. (2.09 grams, 17 mm.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureSNG Copenhagen 31-35; Kroll 8. Svoronos pls. 12-13 passim; Sear 2526.
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LOT 2314
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Ancient Greek Coins - Egypt - Ptolemy I - AE Unit 323-305 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Paphos, Cyprus mint. Obv: bust of Aphrodite right, wearing stephane. Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, monogram in left field. 3.68 grams.
Good fine.
Ex London, UK, private collection. Ex London gallery, 2003. Property of a North London collector. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Greek Coin Group [16] 4th-1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Group comprising: mixed issues and types in coin holders, mostly identified. 108 grams total.
Fair to very fine.
UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (The Great) under Kassander - Zeus AR Tetradrachm Circa 310-307 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Amphipolis mint. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; Λ above bucranium in left field, monogram below throne, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right. 17.12 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex inventory of a Bavarian merchant. Ex Roma Numismatics, sale 73, lot 265. Accompanied by an old coin ticket.
