LOT 3104
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. Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.(4.28gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.63gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex DNW, sale 85, 17 March 2010, lot 91. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Ionia, Kolophon AR Tetartemorion. Circa 530/25-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Persic standard. Archaic head of Apollo to right / Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Kayhan 352. 0.18gr, 5mm.
Extremely Fine. Amazing details preserved for such a tiny fraction.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AS (Aspahān) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl type III/1; SNS III type IIIb/1c. 4.10gr, 28mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
