LOT 2917
Thessaly, Pharsalos AE 20mm. Circa 3rd century BC.
Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly to left, spear and shield at shoulders / [Φ-ΑΡ]-ΣAΛIΩ, Thessalian cavalryman, holding flail, on horse rearing to right; footman advancing to right on left, holding mace. Lavva 341-5 var. (V176/R- [unlisted rev. die]); cf. Rogers 505; BCD Thessaly II 674.7 (same obv. die); HGC 4, 646. Very Fine.(5.96gr, 20mm, 9h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Time of Alexander III - Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Circa 324-320 BC.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Tyre mint. Uncertain RY of 'Ozmilk. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; -|O (Phoenician 'K = 'Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) and uncertain date in Phoenician in left field. Cf. Price 3279 (Ake; RY 30). 16.93gr, 27mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Abydos mint; struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; to left, tunny fish upwards; monogram of ΔΥ beneath throne. Price 1513. 4.13gr, 17mm, 3h
Near Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Calabria, Tarentum AR Nomos. Circa 344-340 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Warrior, nude but for helmet, standing facing behind bridled horse to left, holding spear and shield with right hand and resting left on horse's back; |- to right / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident in extended right hand, and shield in left; TAPAΣ behind, A over waves below. Vlasto 516-18; HN Italy 889; SNG ANS 693. 7.13gr, 22mm, 10h
Near Very Fine.
From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
