LOT 3014
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.
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. Very Fine.(16.61gr, 25mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3014
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Cyprus, Kourion. Eua- AE Unit. Early-mid 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Laureate head (of Apollo?) facing slightly to left, drapery around neck / Mare standing to right, suckling foal standing to left below; EYA above. Destrooper pl. 10, 11; Zapiti & Michaelidou -; Tziambazis 39. 3.81gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s. Property of a North London, UK, private collector. -
Group of Six [6] Nabataean and Phoenician AR Coins. 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising: various issues, rulers and types. 21.93gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Phoenician galley sailing to left; Phoenician letters above, waves below / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letters between. Cf. HGC 10, 265 (Mazaios). 0.68gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
