LOT 2900
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. 336-323 BC.
Amphipolis mint; struck under Kassander, circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Λ above torch; beneath throne, kantharos. Price 468. Very Fine.(17.21gr, 26mm, 4h).
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 2900
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV Epiphanes AR Tetradrachm. 175-164 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,275
Antioch mint; struck 168-164 BC. Laureate and bearded head of Zeus to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Zeus seated to left on throne, holding Nike with his right and sceptre with his left hand. HGC 9, 620a; Jameson 1700 (same dies); Mørkholm 14, dies A25/P103; SC 1398; SMA 63. 16.38gr, 31mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Lightly toned. Some scratches.
Ex Bonhams, 24-25 March 2021, lot 559; Ex Nomos AG, Auction 23, 30 November 2021, lot 164 (dealer's ticket included). -
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Parthian Dynasty AR Drachm Groups [5]. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Five silver Drachms of the Parthian dynasty. 20.55gr total
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos VI Dionysos AR Drachm. 144-142 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Antioch on the Orontes; dated SE 169 = 144/3 BC. Radiate and diademed head to right / Apollo Delphios seated to left on omphalos; BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY to right, EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY to left, monogram of AX between legs, ΘΞP (date) and ΣTA in exergue. SC 2002.1e; HGC 9, 1036a; DCA 179. 3.85gr, 18mm, 1h
Good Very Fine. Pleasant old cabinet tone.
Property of a Southminster, UK, collector.
