LOT 3780
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck as Strategos or king of Asia, in the name and types of Alexander III. 'Kolophon', circa 319-310 BC.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [A]ΛEΞANΔPO[Y] to right, monogram in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price 1794; Müller 1605; SNG Copenhagen 917. Extremely Fine.(4.36gr, 18mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 172.
Acquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3780
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£53 (EUR 61; USD 71) +BP*
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Obol. Circa 323-317 BC. Babelon mint. In the types of Alexander III.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, wheel above monogram in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price P191 var. (drachm); Hersh, Additions -; Müller -. 0.70gr, 10mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references.
Ex Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG, Online Auction 82 Silver, 26 July 2020, lot 14. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Mysia, Kyzikos AE 12mm. 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of bull facing slightly to right / K-Y Z-I, ME monogram within wreath. Von Fritze, Gruppe III 26. 2.02gr, 12mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Lydia, Sardes AE 17mm. After 133 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΙΠΠΟΝΕΙΚΟΣ (Hipponeikos), magistrate. Unbearded, laureate head of Herakles to right, lionskin knotted around neck / ΣAΡΔIANΩN IΠΠΟΝΕ[Ι]-ΚΟΣ, Apollo, naked, standing to left, holding raven and laurel branch, all within laurel wreath. GRPC Lydia 88 corr. (ΙΠΠΕΝΕΙΚΟΣ). 5.52gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine, Very rare magistrate's name.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
