LOT 2608
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 190-189 B.C.
Posthumous issue, Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 23. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; AS over K Γ in left field; Seleukid anchor countermark to obverse. Very fine.(16.12 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
PublishedSee Wildwinds.com (this coin).
LiteraturePrice 2902; Mueller 1215; Propontis hoard 98-99; Tell Kotchek hoard 593; Prokesch-Osten 256.
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LOT 2608
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Greek Coins - Indo-Greek - Kanishka - AE Tetradrachm 127-151 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: PAO KANHPKI legend with Kanishka standing left, holding trident in left hand and sacrificing over altar to left. Rev: AQPO with Athsho (Hephaistos), bearded, standing left, wearing diadem and cloak with flames emanating from his shoulders, holding filleted diadem in right hand and tongs in left; tamgha in left field. 16.46 grams.
Very fine.
Ex David Harthill collection, UK. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Bruttium - Caulonia - Stag AR Stater 420-410 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Obv: Apollo walking right, holding branch, dolphin upwards to left and dolphin downwards to right; Φ between legs Rev: KAYLW-NIATAS (partially upside down and S retrograde) with stag standing right; A in centre field. 7.65 grams.
Near very fine.
Acquired ArtCoins Roma auction, with lot ticket. Property of an Essex collector. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 188-187 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 25. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; countermark of Seleukid anchor; AS over KE in left field. 15.76 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex UK private collection.
