LOT 3059
Troas, Achaiion AE 18mm. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΧΑ-ΙΤധN, Artemis standing facing, head to left, quiver over shoulder and holding bow and arrow in right hand. A. Ellis-Evans: The Coinage and History of Achaiion in the Troad, in: REA 119 (2017), p. 31, 4. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare type of an exceedingly rare city; no other examples on CoinArchives.(5.04gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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Very Fine.
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Very Fine. Very Rare.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Antigonos I Monophthalmos AR Drachm. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Lampsakos mint. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon.
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Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; forepart of Pegasos to left; monogram of ΠΡ beneath throne. Price 1393; ADM II Series XVIII. 3.70gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
