LOT 3106
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE 13mm. Dated SE 166 (147/6 BC). Tyre mint.
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑ]ΝΔΡΟΥ, palm tree; ςΞ-Ρ (date) across field. SC 1838.2; SNG Spaer 1539; HGC 9, 944. Very Fine. Rare.(2.16gr, 13mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Cyprus, Salamis. NIkokreon AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 323-317 BC. In the name of Philip III of Macedon, the types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, 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; rudder in left field, T beneath throne. Zapiti & Michaelidou 29; Price P130 corr. (T not K); Newell, Some 12; Tziambazis 19 var. (no letter beneath throne). 16.70gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. 'A' graffito on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Magnesia ad Maeandrum mint. In the types of Alexander III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, 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; filleted thyrsos in left field. Price P51. 4.08gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Test cut.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Indo-Greek, Unertain Ruler AE Square Unit. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Uncertain figure standing facing, holding spear(?), inscription to right / Uncertain design. 2.53gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
