LOT 3860
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 188-170 BC. Late posthumous issue 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, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; ΔO monogram above lyre in left field, Δ in exergue. Price 1729. Very Fine. Toned.(16.16gr, 37mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3860
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Scythia, Olbia Cast AE Dolphin. Circa 437-410 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Dolphin right / APIXO on flat surface. Anokhin 179; CN Online Type 21659; HGC 3, 1879. 4.27gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
The method of casting this unique type of coin was adopted by the Gallic Celts, who originally came from this region. Dolphins were generally struck in the form of a tree attached to the tail, although some examples appear to have been cast individually. -
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. Circa 305-281 BC. 'Kolophon' mint. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
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. 4.26gr, 18mm, 1h.
About Good Very Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 276. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
The Thracian Chersonese, Madytos AE Chalkous. Circa 350 BC.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Bull butting to right / M-[A Δ Υ], hound seated to right; grain ear behind. SNG Copenhagen 923-6. 1.95gr, 12mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
