LOT 3013
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Circa 323-318/7 BC. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, in the types of Alexander III.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed 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; M in left field, B beneath throne. Price P182; Waggoner Issue III, obv. die 204. Very Fine. Porous obverse, graffiti on reverse.(17.00gr, 26mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3013
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Phoenicia, Sidon. Uncertain Ruler AR Sixteenth Shekel. Circa 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Phoenician galley to left / Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing to right, fighting lion standing to left on its hind legs; Phoenician letter between; all within incuse square. Cf. HGC 10, 240 (Sakton II). 0.63gr, 9mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios(?) (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 103-76 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Legend in Paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between. Cf. HGC 10, 641. 1.57gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Troas, Assos AR Drachm. Circa 500-450 BC. Chian standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Griffin springing to left / Head of lion to right within incuse square. SNG Arikantürk -; BMC 1; Boston MFA 1626. 2.78gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
