LOT 3135
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Circa 323-318 BC. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, bee in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price P104; Müller P72; ADM I Series XV. Good Very Fine. Scarce.(4.23gr, 16mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 91, 2 December 2021, lot 321.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
[BACIΛЄധC AΓPIΠA, canopy] / Three ears of corn; [L Ϛ (date) across fields]. RPC I, 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 1.55gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 155-130 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with wing / Athena Alkidemos advancing to left; monogram to right. Bopearachchi 16E; SNG ANS 868; HGC 12, 193. 1.79gr, 16mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
![Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/255021-s.jpg)
Group of Ten [10] AE Greek Coins. 3rd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: mixed rulers, denominations and reverse types. 22.57gr total, 8-17mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
