LOT 2388
Ancient Greek Coins - Pontus - Prow Bronze Unit 130-100 B.C.
Pontus, uncertain mint. Obv: leather helmet. Rev: star of eight rays with small crescents. Very fine. Rare.(4.93 grams.).
PublishedSee Wildwinds.com (this coin).
LiteratureBaldwin 10-13 in RN 1913; BMC Black Sea 983; Lindgren I, 59.
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Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (The Great) under Kassander - Zeus AR Tetradrachm Circa 310-307 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Amphipolis mint. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; Λ above bucranium in left field, monogram below throne, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right. 17.12 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex inventory of a Bavarian merchant. Ex Roma Numismatics, sale 73, lot 265. Accompanied by an old coin ticket. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed Greek Coin Group [16] 4th-1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Group comprising: mixed issues and types in coin holders, mostly identified. 108 grams total.
Fair to very fine.
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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.
