LOT 2608
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Quarter Unit. 336-323 BC.
Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between club to right above and bow in bow-case to left below; eight-rayed star above. Price - (cf. 272, denomination); SNG Alpha Bank -. Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; apparently unpublished and possibly unique variant.(1.29gr, 12mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceEx 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Caria, Uncertain mint 'D' AR Tetartemorion. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Forepart of bull to left within incuse square. HNO Online 73. 0.18gr, 7mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Unusually well struck for the type.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes) AR Tetradrachm. 138-129 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Antioch on the Orontes mint. Diademed head to right / Athena Nikephoros standing to left, resting hand on shield and spear under arm; ΒAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΑNTIOXOY in right field, EVEPΓETOV in left field; to outer left, monogram above A; to inner right, A(?); all within wreath. SC 2061.4f; Lorber, Die, unlisted obv. die; HGC 9, 1067d. 16.45gr, 29mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 560, 17 April 2024, lot 225. -
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Group of Seven [7] Greek AE Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A copy of a Judaean coin included. 59gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
