LOT 2915
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Teos 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, griffin seated to left. Price 2274. Near Very Fine.(4.06gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, acquired before 1985, thence by descent 2025.
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Troas, Abydos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 80-70 BC. ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡΑΣ (Anaxagoras), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £299
Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephanos, bow and quiver over shoulder / Eagle with wings spread standing to right; ABY-ΔH-NΩN above, filleted thyrsos in right field, ANAΞAΓOPOY in exergue; all within laurel wreath. SNG ANS 1945.33.4; SNG Ashmolean 1003; BMC 50; CN Type 2488. 14.87gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark toning with hints of golden and blue iridescence around the devices.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Drachm. Circa 220-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; before, B Δ / MAΣΣA-ΛIHTΩN, lion walking to right; to right, B Δ. Depeyrot 37.9; Maurel 619. 2.06gr, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 29(?) of 'Ozmilk (321/0 BC). Tyre mint. Struck under Laomedon. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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, -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) above = ||| ||[...] (date in Phoenician). Cf. Price 3274a. 16.61gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
