LOT 2613
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 186-185 B.C.
Phaselis, Lycia mint, dated year 33. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, countermark of Seleukid anchor. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; F over L Gamma in left field. Near very fine.(15.93 grams.).
ProvenanceEx UK private collection.
LiteraturePrice 2875; Heipp 200-201.
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LOT 2613
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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. 17.17 grams.
Good extremely fine, almost as struck.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Sicily - Motya - Trias 413-397 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Obv: facing bust of gorgoneion with three pellets below. Rev: palm tree. and Punic legend. 7.08 grams.
Very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Shield AR Tetradrachm 167-149 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Amphipolis, First Meris. Obv: diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver behind shoulder, all at the centre of a Macedonian shield decorated with dots between stars in crescents. Rev: MAKEDONWN PRWTHS legend with club to right, AR monogram above all within oak wreath, thunderbolt in outer left field. 16.98 grams.
Near extremely fine.
Property of a North London gentleman.
