LOT 3011
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. Struck circa 330-320 BC. Byblos(?) mint.
Head of Herakles in lion-skin headdress to right / Club and bow in bowcase; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between, monogram of AP(?) below. Cf. Price 3427. Near Very Fine.(6.66gr, 20mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Kings of Galatia, Deiotaros AE 18mm. Circa 62-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, on thunderbolt; to left, monogram. HGC 7, 775. 6.35gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. Circa 104-79 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £60
'Yehonatan the King' in Paleo-Hebrew around lily / B[ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛ]ΕΞAΔPOY around inner circle containing anchor. TJC N; Sofaer 214-9; Hendin GBC 6, 6184; Hendin GBC 5, 1148. 2.75gr, 14mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phrygia, Eumeneia AE 22mm. Circa after 133 BC. Uncertain magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Helmeted head of Athena to right / EYME-NEΩN, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch. Cf. BMC 7-8 (Diophan-, magistrate). 7.16gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
