LOT 2904
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, 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; ΔΗ monogram in left field. Price 2090; Müller 763. Near Very Fine.(4.14gr, 17mm, 11h).
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 2904
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Ionia, Teos AR Trihemiobol. Circa 320-294 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Alypion, magistrate. Griffin seated to right, raising paw / Chelys; THI above, AΛYΠIΩ[Ν] to left. SNG Kayhan 612; Kinns 97 var. (magistrate's name to right); SNG Copenhagen -. 0.93gr, 9mm, 12h
Extremely Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Phoenicia, Tyre AE 16mm. Dated CY 256 = AD 130/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Hadrian. Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right; palm frond over shoulder / ΤΥΡ(as monogram) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄധΣ ΙЄΡ ΑΣ, palm tree with date clusters; ς-NC (date) across fields. RPC III, 3905 corr. (no Phoenician letters on reverse); Rouvier 2160. 3.11gr, 16mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Abydos mint; struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless 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; to left, tunny fish upwards; monogram of ΔΥ beneath throne. Price 1513. 4.13gr, 17mm, 3h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection.
