LOT 2324
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Vardanes I - Seated Archer AR Drachm 40-45 A.D.
Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with stylised legends. Extremely fine.(3.38 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
LiteratureOCTV 2, 634-640.
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LOT 2324
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Vardanes I - Seated Archer AR Drachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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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 - Attica - Athens - Owl AR Tetradrachm After 449 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Obv: helmeted head of Athena right, full eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll. Rev: AQE to right of owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig with two leaves and one berry, and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square. 2.09 grams, 17 mm.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Egypt - Ptolemy I - AE Unit 323-305 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Paphos, Cyprus mint. Obv: bust of Aphrodite right, wearing stephane. Rev: ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, monogram in left field. 3.68 grams.
Good fine.
Ex London, UK, private collection. Ex London gallery, 2003. Property of a North London collector.
