LOT 3186
Mysia, Pergamon AE 19mm. Circa 133-27 BC.
Laureate head of Asklepios to right / [AΣK]ΛHΠ[IOΥ ΣΩ]THPOΣ, serpent coiled around omphalos to right. SNG BnF 1803-27; SNG von Aulock 1372. Very Fine.(6.52gr, 19mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the early 2000s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm 359-336 B.C. Amphipolis mint. Posthumous issue. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠOΥ, nude youth, holding palm frond, on horseback to right; aplustre below, pellet-in-Π beneath raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. Slab: 62 grams, 85 x 60mm
NGC graded AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 Fine Style (#8221307-001).
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex County Durham collector. Ex private collection, UK. -
Phrygia, Peltae AE 10mm. Before 133 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Zeus (or Herakles) to right / ΠΕΛΤΗ-ΝΩΝ, club with lion's skin hanging over handle, monogram(?) to right. Cf. Imhoof-Blumer, KM, p.283, 6. 1.04gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Circa 323-318 BC. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, in the types of Alexander III of Macedon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, bee in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price P104; Müller P72; ADM I Series XV. 4.23gr, 16mm, 11h.
Good Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 91, 2 December 2021, lot 321. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
