LOT 2671
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Abydos mint. Lifetime issue, struck circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, male figure standing to left, wearing chlamys; monogram beneath throne. Price 1501; Müller 906. Near Extremely Fine.(4.24gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Cilicia, Tarsos AR Obol. 384-361/0 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia and Cappadocia. Diademed female head (Aphrodite?) to right / Helmetted male head (Ares?) to right; 'trkmw' in Aramaic before. Casabonne Series 1, pl. 3, 22; Göktürk 25; Mildenberg, Kleingeld 18; SNG BnF 278-81. 0.63gr, 10mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte or 1/6 Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. 1.70gr, 10mm.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
Acquired in London in 2011. Private collection, Switzerland. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.80gr, 10mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
