LOT 3106
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC. Sardes 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, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, A beneath throne. Price 2637; Müller 31; SNG Copenhagen 878. Near Very Fine. Toned. Double struck of reverse.(3.96gr, 16mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AT (Ādurbādagān) mint. Bust to right, wearing crown, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III, type IIa/1e. 4.17gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 336-310 BC.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Bare head of Apollo to left / M-A within wheel of four spokes. Maurel 360. 0.71gr, 10mm, 4h.
Extremely Fine. Small die break on reverse. Sharply detailed; toned with traces of blue-green iridescence on obverse.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.82gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
