LOT 2658
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleukid Kingdom - Alexander I Balas - Elephant AE Unit 152-145 B.C.
Antioch mint. Obv: head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy. Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROY above and beneath elephant walking left; AB monogram beneath belly. Good fine.(1.89 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
PublishedHoughton Coll. I, 205; BMC 57-58; SNG Copenhagen 266.
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LOT 2658
Ancient Greek Coins - Seleukid Kingdom - Alexander I Balas - Elephant AE Unit
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - AR Drachm 310-301 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Kolophon mint. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. Rev: ALEXANDROY to right of Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; B over TI monogram in left field, P beneath chair. 4.28 grams.
Good very fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics sale 92, lot 385, with lot ticket. Property of a Harrow, UK gentleman. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 193-192 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Phaselis, Lycia mint, dated year 26. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on head. Rev: ALEXANDROY with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; Φ over KC in left field. 15.90 grams.
Very fine.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked AR Tetradrachm 210-209 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Phaselis, Lycia mint, dated year 9. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on head. Rev: ALEXANDROY with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; ʘ over F in left field, O beneath throne. 16.31 grams.
Near very fine.
Ex UK private collection.
