LOT 3829
Mysia, Lampsakos AE 10mm. 4th-3rd centuries BC.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Helmeted head of Athena to right; Λ-A below. Klein 274. Very Fine. Very rare.(0.97gr, 10mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3829
Mysia, Lampsakos AE 10mm.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £53
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right, B in left field, N below throne. Price 1801; Müller 1336. 4.32gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. A well-centered, attractive example, beautiful old cabinet tone.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 94, 24 February 2022, lot 235. Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Troas, Alexandreia AE Chalkous. Circa 275-250 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate head of Apollo to left / Horse grazing to left; kerykeion(?) in exergue. Cf. Ellis-Evans, Alexandreia, Series 3, Type 3.1.4f (below, wreath; in exergue, thunderbolt). 0.90gr, 10mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm. Circa 299-296 BC. Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; ΛΥΣIMAXOΥ below, BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, head of lion to left in left field, monogram below throne, Σ in outer right field. Price L32; Müller L30; Thompson 98. 4.02gr, 18mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely rare.
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
