LOT 3776
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Kolophon mint. In the name and types of Alexander III.
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; monogram of KA in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823. Very Fine. Toned.(4.22gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 3776
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mysia, Kyzikos AE 11mm. 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Kore to right / K-Y Z-I, tripod, monogram to left Cf. Von Fritze, Gruppe III, 22-24. 1.65gr, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 357-320 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forepart of lion to right, head to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; bee in one sunken quarter, pellet and monogram in the other. CN Online Type 6347; HGC 3, 1437. 1.55gr, 12mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Obol. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Gorgoneion facing / Forepart of horse to right, within incuse square. Cf. SNG BnF 108-11 (Kelenderis, Cilicia). 0.66gr, 9mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
