LOT 2382
Ancient Greek Coins - Carthage - Second Punic War - AE Shekel Group [3] Circa 215-201 B.C.
Group of three coins comprising: Obvs: wreathed head of Tanit l. Revs: horse standing right. Good fine to very fine.(20.89 grams total.). [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection, 1990s.
LiteratureMAA 88; SNG Copenhagen 309-13.
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LOT 2382
Ancient Greek Coins - Carthage - Second Punic War - AE Shekel Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Plated Owl Tetradrachm Imitation 4th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Obv: profile bust right. Rev: owl with letter right. 15.27 grams.
Very fine; plated with banker cut to reverse.
Acquired Surrey Auctions, 2022. Property of a Kent gentleman.
A contemporary copy or fake silver plated coin produced by a local workshop imitating a silver official issue of an Athens Tetradrachm. Fakes manufactured during the ancient Greek timeline, although inexpensive at auction, present a fascinating area to research for those collecting on a budget. TimeLine Auctions normally has a small quantity of contemporary imitations on offer for those interested in this captivating area of numismatics. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Persian - Kneeling Archer Kind AR Siglos 5th-4th Century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Period of Darius III to Ataxerxes I. Obv: bearded kneeling archer king right with spear. Rev: oblong incuse punch. 5.49 grams.
Fine.
UK private collection, 1990s. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Silver Drachm Group [6] Circa 4th-1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Group comprising: mixed silver issues and types including. 23.32 grams total.
Good fine to very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
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