LOT 2902
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. 336-323 BC.
Kition mint; struck under Pumiathon, circa 325-320. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ [ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of KT to left. Price 3107. Near Extremely Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around the devices.(17.10gr, 26mm, 12h).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 2902
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.33gr, 21mm, 11h
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Kleopatra VII Thea Neotera AR Tetradrachm. 51-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Alexandria mint; dated RY 20 (33/2 BC). Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis / [ΠΤΟΛΕΜ]ΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt, palm frond over shoulder; to left, L K (date) [above headdress of Isis]; ΠΑ to right. Svoronos 1834; SNG Copenhagen 416; DCA 70. 13.83gr, 26mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Time of Alexander III - Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Circa 324-320 BC.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Tyre mint. Uncertain RY of 'Ozmilk. 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, 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; -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) and uncertain date in Phoenician in left field. Cf. Price 3279 (Ake; RY 30). 16.93gr, 27mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection.
