LOT 2602
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 209-208 or 208-207 B.C.
Posthumous issue, Perga, Pamphylia mint, local year 13-14. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on ear. Rev: ALEXANDROY with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; date mark I Γ, altered in antiquity to year I Δ, in left field. Good fine.(16.02 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2895-2896; Mueller 1231; Mektepini hoard 512-513 (Year 13).
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LOT 2602
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 209-208 or 208-207 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Posthumous issue, Perga, Pamphylia mint, local year 13-14. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on ear. Rev: ALEXANDROY with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; date mark I Γ, altered in antiquity to year I Δ, in left field. 16.02 grams.
Good fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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. 17.14 grams.
Good extremely fine, almost as struck.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Shield AR Tetradrachm 167-149 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Amphipolis, First Meris. Obv: diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind shoulder, all at the centre of a Macedonian shield decorated with dots between stars in crescents. Rev: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS legend with club to right, AR monogram above all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. 16.98 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Property of a North London gentleman.
