LOT 3233
Seleukid Empire, Alexander I Balas AE Serrate. 152-145 BC. Antioch on the Orontes mint.
Diademed head of Alexander I to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Athena standing to left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on ground; in inner left field, KA monogram above ΠΟ monogram. SC 1793.3d; BMC 37; HGC 9, 900. Very Fine.(9.09gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AE Unit. 305-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Thrace (Lysimacheia?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion leaping to right; kerykeion, monogram of EM, and spearhead below. Müller 76; HGC 3, 1758. 4.85gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/220612s(2).jpg)
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Various mints. 17.11gr total.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Gaul, Massalia AR Drachm. 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Light standard. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Lion standing to right, raising foreleg; MAΣΣA above, N(?) beneath lion's foreleg, AAΠ in exergue. LT- ; BN 1376; MHM 55/2. 2.15gr, 16mm, 2h.
Good Very Fine. Nice deep cabinet toning. Extremely rare with this legend.
Ex cgb.fr. (bga_198328). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
