LOT 2607
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 194-193 B.C.
Posthumous issue. Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 19. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; AS over I Θ in left field; Seleukid anchor countermark to obverse. Very fine.(16.23 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2898; Mueller 1211; Mektepini hoard 578-580.
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LOT 2607
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 199-198 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Phaselis, Lycia mint, dated year 20. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on head. Rev: ALEXANDROY with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; F in left field, K beneath chair. 15.94 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. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Archaic Silver Ingots or Coin Blanks [2] 6th-5th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Group comprising: two globular ingots or blanks for coins. 2.25, 6.36 grams.
About as made.
Property of a North London gentleman.
