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LOT 2386
Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Bronze Coin Group [29] Circa 4th-1st century B.C.
Group comprising: mixed issues and types. Fair to good fine.(185 grams total.). [29, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
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LOT 2386
Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Bronze Coin Group [29]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Ancient Greek Coins - Attica - Athens - Plated Owl Tetradrachm Imitation 4th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. -
Ancient Greek Coins - MYSIA - Kyzikos - Roaring Lion AR Hemiobol After 480 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Obv: forepart of boar left, showing both front legs, lower tusks, ears and bristles raised. Rev: head of roaring lion with spiny mane, left; small facing panther head above. 0.36 grams.
Good very fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (The Great) - AR Drachm 336-323 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY to right of Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; M over omega monogram in left field, P over A beneath chair. 3.98 grams.
Good fine.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
