LOT 2880
Lucania, Metapontion AE 15mm. Circa 250-207 BC.
Athena Promachos advancing to right, brandishing spear and shield / Owl standing on grain ear to right, head facing; META upwards to left. Johnston, Bronze 68a; SNG Copenhagen 1254; HN Italy 1704; HGC 1, 1113. Very Fine.(3.08gr, 15mm, 2h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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Group of Eight [8] AR Sigloi of Achaemenid Empire. 5th-4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Various types. 44.89gr total.
Condition as seen.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Bruttium, Lokroi Epizephyrioi AE Hemilitron. Circa 344-318 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Eagle standing to right on rock. HN Italy 2352; SNG Morcom 883 (Uncertain Sicily). 11.80gr, 21mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Amphipolis mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, cock standing to left. Price 79; Troxell, Studies, Issue E3. 16.25gr, 28mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
