LOT 2266
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 202-201 B.C.
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. Good fine.(16.37 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2909; Tell Kotchek hoard 599-601; Prokesch-Osten 257.
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LOT 2266
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Ancient Greek Coins - Archaic Silver Ingots or Coin Blanks [2] 6th-5th century B.C.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Group comprising: two globular ingots or blanks for coins. 2.25, 6.36 grams.
About as made.
Property of a North London gentleman. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Dyrrachium and Apollonia - AR Drachm Group [2] 80-40 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Group comprising: Apollonia, Illyria, Magistrates Simias and Autobulos. Obv: SIMIAS LE above and beneath cow left suckling calf. Rev: APO AYTO-BOY-LOY around double stellate pattern; with Dyrrhachium, Illyria. Magistrates Filon and Damageos. Obv: FILWN and eagle right on thunderbolt with head turned back above cow right suckling calf. Rev: DYR-DAMA-GE-OS around double stellate pattern. 6.35 grams total.
Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s. Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Lycia - Trbbanimi - Triskeles AR Fraction 390-385 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Triobol or tetrobol. Obv: lion's scalp facing. Rev: Lycian legend TRBBWNEME with triskeles rotating left. 2.56 grams.
Very fine.
Ex UK private collection.
