LOT 2600
Ancient Greek Coins - Cilicia - Kelenderis - Goat AR Stater 450-400 B.C.
Obv: Ephebus, unbearded, naked, holding whip, sitting sideways on horse galloping left; P below. Rev: KELE above goat recumbent left, head turned right towards a branch of ivy with leaf on one twig and large bunch of berries on the other. Near very fine.(10.67 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteratureSNG von Aulock 5620; Kraay "Celenderis Hoard" 8.
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LOT 2600
Ancient Greek Coins - Cilicia - Kelenderis - Goat AR Stater
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 202-201 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 27. 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 K-cornucopiae-archaic X in left field. 16.37 grams.
Good fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Plated Owl Tetradrachm Imitation 4th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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 - Parthia - Mithradates II - Seated Archer Drachm 123-88 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Obv: diademed bearded bust left. Rev: ΒΑΣΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ legend in five lines. 3.91 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Acquired TimeLine Auctions, 2016, lot 2057. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
