LOT 3265
Phoenicia, Marathos AE 20mm. Dated CY 87(?) (173/2 BC).
Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI (?) as Hermes to right, with kerykeion over left shoulder / Marathos advancing to left, holding aphlaston in his right hand; to right, 'Amrit' in Phoenician; to left, 'year 87(?)' in Phoenician. DCA 832; HGC 10, 194. Very Fine.(5.88gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Macedon, District of Bottiaia. Coinage in the name of the Botteatans(?) AE 18mm. Circa 168-148 BC. Pella mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet / Ox grazing to right. Cf. AMNG III.1 131. 7.16gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Sardes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £241
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of EY in left field, rose beneath throne. Price 2553; ADM I Series IX. 4.28gr, 16mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Lustrous metal.
Ex London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Cilicia, Mallos AR Tetrobol or Third Stater. Circa 440-390 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Winged male figure advancing to right, holding solar disc in both hands / [MAP], swan standing to right; barley grain before; all in dotted incuse square within shallow incuse square. Casabonne Type 4; SNG BN -; SNG Levante -. 3.01gr, 12mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Ex Coincraft. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
