LOT 3105
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos, circa 323-317 BC. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; wreath in left field, ΔI beneath throne. Price 2949 [Side(?)]; Müller 550. Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal; gold iridescence around the devices.(17.17gr, 26mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 3105
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Kingdom of Persis. Napad (Kapat) AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Diademed bust to left, wearing Parthian-style tiara / Diademed bust to left. K&M 4/50; Alram 614. 0,44gr, 10mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AE 16mm. 110-52 BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Struck CY 55(?) (57/6 BC). Turretted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right / Phoenician galley to left; above, date above ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ; Phoenician legend below. Cf. HGC 10, 292. 3.41gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Diademed bust to left; symbol behind / King standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/21; cf. Alram 583 & 586. 1.64gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
