LOT 3019
Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Amphipolis 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 low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; in left field, Λ above torch; monogram of ΜΗΓ beneath throne. Price 447; Ehrhardt 35. Near Very Fine.(16.85gr, 26mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx Rasmussen numismatics.
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Persia, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Artaxerxes II to Darios III AR Obol(?) 4th century BC. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Caria?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Head of Satrap to right, wearing bashlyk / Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow. Corfù pl. 4, 3; Sunrise 92 (Uncertain Cilicia). 0.59gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between bow in quiver and club; uncertain control. Cf. Price 2110 (monogram). 5.75gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Attica, Athens AE 15mm. c.307-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet right / ΑΘ/Η, owl standing left within olive wreath. Kroll 50; HGC 4, 1719. 3.43gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
