LOT 2580
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 204-203 B.C.
Posthumous issue, Perga, Pamphylia mint, dated year 18. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; date IH in left field; Seleukid anchor countermark to obverse. Very fine.(15.70 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2930; Müller 1235.
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LOT 2580
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Ancient Greek Coins - Indo-Greek - Hermaios Soter - Portrait AE 105-90 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £22
Hermaios Soter posthumous issue, struck 70-65 BC. Obv: BASILEWS SWTHROS ERMAIOY legend with diademed and draped bust of Hermaios right. Rev: Karosthi legend 'Maharajasa tratarasa Heramayasa' with Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and raising right hand; monogram in left field, Karosthi "ha" in right field. 8.23 grams.
Good fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Kushan - Vima Kadphises - Horseman AE Tetradrachm 13-127 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Obv: BACILEYC BACILEWN CWTHR MEGAC OOHMO KADFICHC legend with Vima Kadphises standing left, sacrificing over altar; trident to left, tamgha and club to right. Rev: Siva standing front, holding trident, the bull Nandi standing right behind; Buddhist triratana (three jewels) to left. 16.72 grams.
Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Cappadocian Kingdom - Ariobarzanes I - Athena AR Drachm 95-63 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated Year 28. Obv: diademed, elderly head of the king right. Rev: BASILEWS ARIOBARZANOY to right and left with FILORWMAIOY below, Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield; TA monogram in left field, date KH in exergue, (off flan). 4.40 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex UK private collection.
