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LOT 3103
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Miletos 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 a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, monogram of ΔΗ in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Very Fine.(4.21gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bee, with spread wings, seen from above / Incuse square punch. Karwiese Series III. 0.21gr, 6mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Ionia, Miletos AE 18mm. 1st century BC. ΣΩΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ(?) (Sostratos), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cult statue of Apollo Didymaios standing to right, holding small stag in his right hand and bow in his left; to right, monogram / [...]ΤΡΑ[...], lion recumbent to right, head to left; above, star. Cf. Deppert-Lippitz 989-94; cf. SNG München 760. 3.70gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 16mm. Struck circa AD 17/8-39/40. Petra mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Aretas, in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding spear and sword; palm frond to left, het (in Nabataean) to upper right / Shaqilat, veiled, standing to left, raising hand; wreath to left. CN 187d; cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 97. 2.54gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
