LOT 2922
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip V AE Unit. 221-179 BC. Uncertain mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion-skin headdress / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, harpa and monogram within oak wreath. SNG Alpha Bank 1116-1119. Near Very Fine.(7.86gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt; Kleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) AR Tetradrachm. Dated RY 9 (109/8 BC). Alexandreia mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, wearing aegis around neck / ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; L Θ (date) to left, ΠA to right. CPE 1514; Svoronos 1670; SNG Copenhagen 353-5; DCA2 1144. 13.97gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet toning.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.88gr, 11mm, 12.
Near Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Macedon under Roman Rule, First Meris AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 156-2nd half of 2nd century BC. Amphipolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over shoulder, on the boss of a Macedonian shield / Club; monogram of ΒΥΔΡ and MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ and monograms of KTP and METOY below; all within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Cf. Prokopov, Silver, Group II.A, 266; HGC 3, 1103. 16.82gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
