LOT 3753
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. Circa 305-281 BC. 'Kolophon' mint. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ below, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to right, forepart of lion to left above crescent in left field, pentagram below throne. Price L28; Thompson 127. About Good Very Fine.(4.26gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 276.
Acquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 3753
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£111 (EUR 129; USD 150) +BP*
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Cilicia, Anazarbos AE Dichalkon. Struck circa 19 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Helmeted head of Athena to right / ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΕΩΝ, plow; monogram above AN to left. SNG Levante 1365 var. (slightly different monogram); Lindgren I 1420 var. (different monogram; no AN). 3.95gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Very rare type.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. 'Kolophon', circa 301-297 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [A]ΛEΞANΔΡOY to right, forepart of lion to left above crescent in left field, pentagram below throne. Price 1842; Thompson 120; SNG Copenhagen 909. 4.10gr, 18mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Subtle, old cabinet tone, a highly attractive example of a desirable type and among the very finest to come to auction in the past two decades.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 234. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck as Strategos or king of Asia, in the name and types of Alexander III. 'Kolophon', circa 310-301 BC.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £35
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, monogram in left field, Φ beneath throne. Price 1823; Müller 808. 4.34gr, 18mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 208. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
