LOT 3130
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Sardes mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of EY in left field, rose beneath throne. Price 2553; ADM I Series IX. Very Fine.(4.26gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AE Unit. 305-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Thrace (Lysimacheia?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion leaping to right; kerykeion, monogram of EM, and spearhead below. Müller 76; HGC 3, 1758. 4.85gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and Λ in one sunken quarter, [pellet?] and X in the opposite. McClean -; HGC 3, 1437. 2.41gr, 14mm.
Very Fine. Very rare with these control marks.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Philistia, Uncertain mint AR Drachm. 450-333 BC.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Bearded head to right / Paradise flower or Phoenician palmette, two birds standing right and left within the volutes, dolphin swimming to right below, all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.6D. 1.83gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Double struck and test cut on reverse.
London, UK, dealership, 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 121, 6 October 2022, lot 565.
