LOT 3770
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. 323-317 BC. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed throne, legs spread, 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, Nike flying to right, holding wreath, above kerykeion; beneath throne, monogram of ΕΠ above Θ. Price 3048; Newell, Tarsos 54. Good Extremely Fine. A well-struck coin with attractive golden toning.(17.12gr, 26mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3770
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,500 (EUR 1,740; USD 2,025) +BP*
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Lucius Verus AE 22mm of Titiopolis, Cilicia. Dated RY 3 (AD 163/4).
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
ΑV[Τ]Ο Κ [Λ ΑV] ΟVΗΡΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΤΙΤΙΟ[ΠΟΛЄΙTѠN] ЄT Γ, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right. RPC IV.3 Online 9551 (temporary); Ziegler 238; Levante, Titiopolis -. 5.29gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very Rare; four other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Cilicia, Kelenderis AE 23mm. 2nd-1st centuries BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche to right / ΚΕΛΕΝΔΕΡΙΤΩΝ, Apollo standing to left, holding branch tied with fillets, leaning on column upon which sits a tripod; ΜΩ(?) vertical to right. SNG BnF -; cf. SNG Levante Supp. 130. 6.89gr, 23mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Phrygia, Toriaion AE 20mm. 2nd-1st century BC. ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ (Demetrios), magistrate.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Zeus to right / [TOPIAIT], eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, with kerykeion over his left shoulder, ΔΗΜΗΤΡ below. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Fonds Général 284 corr. (misdescribed as Amorion, Phrygia). 7.38gr, 20mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. The third known example of an exceedingly rare mint.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
