LOT 3112
Macedon under Roman Rule AR Tetradrachm. Circa 95-70 BC. Uncertain mint. Aesillas, quaestor.
Head of the deified Alexander III 'the Great', with horn of Ammon over his ear, to right; ⵙ behind neck, MAKEΔONΩN below / AESILLAS Q in two lines, money chest, club, and chair; all within laurel wreath. SNG Copenhagen 1330; HGC 3.1, 1110. Very Fine. Light toning.(16.34gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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Sicily, Syracuse AR 10 Litrai. Hieronymos, 215-214 BC. ΞΑ- (XA-), magistrate.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £923
Diademed head of Hieronymos to left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ IΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΥ, winged thunderbolt; ΞA above. Buceti 1572; Holloway 55; SNG ANS 1032; HGC 2, 1567. 8.48gr, 23mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive iridescent toning. Slightly double struck. Very rare with this magistrate's name.
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 late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Cilicia, Tarsos AE 20mm. 164-27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Turretted and veiled bust of Tyche to right / ΤΑΡΣEΩΝ, Sandan standing on back of horned and winged animal to right, wearing tall headdress, bow-case and sword, right hand raised, holding bipennis with left hand; ЄΠΙ ΓЄ in two lines to left. SNG BnF -; SNG Levante -; BMC 102. 5.58gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Asia Minor or Lydia, Uncertain Mint or King AR Hemiobol. Circa 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Head of roaring lion to right / 'buquru'(sic) in Lydian(?) around symbol; all within circular incuse. SNG Kayhan 746 var. (uncertain mint of Ionia or Karia; no inscription); Rosen 406 var. (same). 0.31gr, 7mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
