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LOT 2637
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Menes or Philotas, circa 327-323 BC. Tarsos mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; plow in left field, pellet beneath left arm. Price 3016; Newell, Tarsos 25. Very Fine.(17.18gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2637
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 35 (136/5 BC). Salamis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L ΛE (date) to left, ΣΛ to right. CPE II 1389; Svoronos 1547, pl.liii, 16; SNG Copenhagen -. 10.73gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Very rare; only one example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 36, 23 October 2008, 270).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Group of Eight [8] Phoenicia, Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various types. 7.20gr total.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Husrav (Khosrau) I AR Drachm. Dated RY 26 (AD 556). AW (Ohrmazd-Ardaxšir [Ahwāz]) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent; behind head, 'may he increase' in Pahlawi, before head, 'Khosrau' in Pahlawi; crescent on right shoulder, stars flanking crown, ribbon over each shoulder; all within single border with crescents in margin. Countermark: crowned head to right within circular incuse / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; to left, date, to right, mint in Pahlawi; star and crescent flanking flames. SSCT -; SC Tehran -. 3.97gr, 31mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Very well-struck countermark. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
