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 - Egypt - Ptolemy VI - Isis Bronze 163-145 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Second reign. Obv: head of Isis right, wearing wreath of grain ears, hair in long formal curls down her neck. Rev: BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOY legend with eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread; PA monogram in left field. 16.68 grams.
Very fine.
Property of a North London gentleman. -
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 - 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.
