LOT 3777
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 310-301 BC.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [AΛ]EΞANΔPOY to right, monogram in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823; Müller 808. Near Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.(4.21gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 207.
Acquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3777
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£67 (EUR 77; USD 90) +BP*
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Ionia, Miletos AR Tetartemorion. Circa 525-500 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Forepart of lion to right, head turned back to left / Bird standing to left within incuse square. Historia Numorum Online 980 (Mylasa); Klein 430; SNG Kayhan 940-3 (Mylasa); SNG Keckman I 926-7 (Mylasa); SNG Tübingen 3001. 0.15gr, 6mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Caria, Uncertain mint 'D' AR Tetartemorion. Circa 450-400 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Foreparts of two confronted bulls, with horns intertwined / Forepart of bull to left within incuse square. Cf. HNO Online 73. 0.11gr, 8mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, legs spread, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Nike flying to right, holding wreath, above kerykeion; beneath throne, monogram of ΕΠ above Θ. Price 3048; Newell, Tarsos 54. 17.12gr, 26mm, 10h.
Good Extremely Fine. A well-struck coin with attractive golden toning.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
