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LOT 3131
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm 359-336 B.C. Amphipolis mint. Posthumous issue. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠOΥ, nude youth, holding palm frond, on horseback to right; aplustre below, pellet-in-Π beneath raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. NGC graded AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 Fine Style (#8221307-001).(Slab: 62 grams, 85 x 60mm).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex County Durham collector.
Ex private collection, UK.
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LOT 3131
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Hadrian AE Half Quadrans or Chalkous of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 117-138.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / S C and Θ within laurel wreath. RPC III Online 3713; Butcher 241; McAlee 543i. 0.89gr, 11mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Rare small denomination.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III AE 11mm. 222-187 BC. Antioch(?) mint.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ] ΑΝΤ-ΙΟ[ΧΟΥ], Apollo standing to left, holding bow and testing arrow. Cf. SC 1055 and 1064; HGC 9, 562. 1.39gr, 11mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kyrenaica, Kyrene. Magas, as King AE 17mm. Circa 282/75-250 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear / K-[Y] PA, palm tree; in field to right, ΔΑ above silphium plant, star in left field. SNG Copenhagen 1261. 5.25gr, 17mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
