LOT 2582
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 189-188 B.C.
Posthumous issue, Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, dated year 24. 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 AS over K Γ in left field. Good fine.(16.03 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2902; Mueller 1215; Propontis hoard 98-99; Tell Kotchek hoard 593; Prokesch-Osten 256.
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LOT 2582
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Ancient Greek Coins - Sicily - Hieron I - Arethusa AR Tetradrachm 485-466 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Deinomenid Tyranny, struck under Hieron I. Obv: bearded charioteer driving slow quadriga walking right, Nike flying right above, crowning the horses. Rev: SYRAKOSION legend clockwise from top right and ending beneath neck with pearl-diademed head of Arethusa right, wearing a necklace, her hair tied in a krobylos, four dolphins swimming right around. 16.81 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Zeus AR Tetradrachm 191-190 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, posthumous issue, dated year 22. 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 KB in left field; Seleukid anchor countermark beneath chair. 16.07 grams.
Good fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Mysia - Kyzikos -Lion AR Hemiobol 500-400 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Obv: forepart of boar left, tunny fish to right. Rev: K retrograde to upper left of head of roaring lion left, in incuse. 0.76 grams.
Very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
