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. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram). 1.48gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. Cf. Van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. 0.57gr, 8mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios III Eukairos AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 221 (92/1 BC). Damaskos mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟV ΘΕΟV ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ, cult statue of Atargatis standing facing, arms extended, holding flower in left hand, barley stalk rising from each shoulder; to outer left, N above A; AKΣ (date) followed by monogram of ΔΗ in exergue; all within wreath. SC 2451.4; HGC 9, 1305; DCA 304. 13.19gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
