LOT 2677
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Tetradrachm. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC.
Sardeis mint. Struck circa 318-315 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, 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; in left field, monogram of ΠΥ above eight-rayed star. Price 2664; ADM I Series XIX. Very Fine. Toned, horn silver deposits.(16.97gr, 26mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2677
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Group of Six [6] Nabataean and Phoenician AR Coins. 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Various rulers. 21.93gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Raydan mint. Head to right within dotted circle interrupted by monogram to left / Small head to right; 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.4i; Huth 441; SNG ANS 1595. 1.03gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Skythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 500-450/25 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dolphin / Dolphin. SNG Stancomb 334-337; SNG BM Black Sea 359-367. 1.90gr, 34mm x 9mm.
Good Very Fine. Highlights of green patina.
Acquired Munich, Germany, in the early 1990s. From a private German collection. Property of a Kent, UK, lady collector since 2015.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually.
