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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.072 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued c.315-294 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **L above torch all to left, MHP monogram under throne, to right **ALEXANDR[OU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 447, BMC 447a-e, M.37, SNG Ash. 2630-1). Off centred on the reverse, very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.25 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued c.294-290 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, thunderbolt over I to left, caduceus under throne, to right **ALEXANDR[OU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 500, M.14, Armenak hoard 90, Meydancikkale 373). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $210
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.04 grams), Ake mint, issued 323-2 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, date to left = year 24, to right **ALEXANDRO[U], (cf.S.6713, Price 3260, BMC 3260a [same dies], cf.M.1453, Demanhur 3954-3960). Off centred on the obverse, toned very fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $220
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.91 grams), Ake mint, issued 323-2 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, date to left = year 24, to right **ALEXANDR[OU], (cf.S.6713, Price 3260, BMC 3260a-b [same obverse die], cf.M.1453, Demanhur 3954-3960). Off centred on the obverse, toned very fine/good fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $0
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 grams), Ake mint, issued 312-1 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, date to left = year 35, to right **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price 3291, BMC 3291, Newell Ake 40). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $280
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.70 grams), Ake mint, issued 310-309 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, date to left = year 37, to right **ALEXANDRO[U], (cf.S.6713, Price 3293, BMC 3293a-c, Newell Ake 42). Off centred on the obverse, fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.090 grams), Byblos mint, issued 330-320 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, AP monogram to left, to right **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price 3426, BMC 3426d similar style, M.1375, SNG Ash 3006-3013). Slightly off centred on the obverse, lightly toned extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.100 grams), Abydus? mint, issued c.328-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, male figure left wearing chlamys, under throne, HH monoggram, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6730, Price 1501, BMC 1501a-c, M.906, SNG Cop. 892). Very fine/good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.212 grams), Abydus mint, issued c.328-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, HH below throne, Hermes standing to left, to right **[A]LEXANDRO[U]*, (cf.S.6730, Price 1503, BMC -, M.907, SNG Cop. 893). Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.222 grams), Colophon mint, issued c.310-301 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **P* below throne, **F* to left, to right **[A]LEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6730, Price 1817, BMC 1817, M.811, SNG Cop. 920). Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.146 grams), Colophon mint, issued c.310-301 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, crescent below throne, KA monogram to left, to right **[AL]EXANDR[OU]*, (cf.S.6730, Price 1825, BMC 1825a-d, M.275). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.322 grams), Miletus mint, issued c.325-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, H**D* monogram to left of throne, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6730, Price 2090, BMC 2090a-h, M.763, Thompson Miletus 55-79, 81-123, cf.110 on style). As struck, good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $780
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.201 grams), Miletus mint, issued c.295-275 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, nothing below throne, MI monogram to left, to right a weak **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6730, Price 2151, BMC 2151a-d, M.1057, SNG Berry 256). Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Macedon, kingdom of Philip III, (323-316 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.196 grams), Aradus mint, issued 323-317 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **DH* to left, **S* under throne, to left **FILIPPOU, below **BASILEWS, (cf.S.6749, Price P144, BMC P144, WSM Pl.xliii,A, M.P120). Tight flan on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
Macedon, Kingdom of, Phillip III, (323-317 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.102 grams), Sardes mint, issued 323-319 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, torch to left, A under throne, to right **[F]ILIPPOU*, (S.6750, Price P110, BMC P110a-b, Muller P4). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Macedon, Roman Provincial issue, (c.90-75 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.584 grams), obv. head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon and flowing hair, MAKE**DONWN*, **Q* behind, rev. AESILLAS / Q above, club between money chest and quaestor's chair, all within olive wreath, (S.1463, BMC 81-83, SNG Von Post 50 [this coin]). Well centred on the obverse, scratch in reverse field, otherwise, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Macedon, Roman Provincial issue, (c.90-75 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.540 grams), obv. head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon and flowing hair, [MAKE**DON]WN*, **Q* behind, rev. AESILLAS / Q above, club between money chest and quaestor's chair, all within olive wreath, (S.1463, BMC 81-83, SNG Von Post 50-1). Off centred on the reverse, die deterioration on the obverse, otherwise, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Macedon - Thrace, uncertain Thraco-Macedonian mint, (450-410 B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.388 grams), obv. spear head in dotted circle, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.-, SNG ANS 1000-4). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Thraco-Macedon, uncertain area, silver hemiobol, (6th-early 5th century B.C.), (0.34 grams), obv. boar's head to left, rev. four part incuse square of very archaic form, (S.-, ACNAC Rosen 168 [Pl.10 same dies]). Porous surface, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Thrace-Macedon under Mithradates VI of Pontus, in name of Alexander III, (125-65 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.01 grams), Messembria mint, posthumous issue struck 100-72 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, API in left field above helmet, under throne **HF monogram, to right **BASILEWS, to left **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price -, BMC -, Karayotov -). Porous flan, good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $290
Thrace-Macedon under Mithradates VI of Pontus, in name of Alexander III, (125-65 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.83 grams), Odessus mint, posthumous issue struck 100-72 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **XE in left field, under throne **HDO monogram, to right **BASILEW[S], to left **ALEXANDR[OU], (cf.S.6713, Price 1200, BMC 1200a-b, Muller 422). Porous flan, very fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $270
Thrace, Cherronesos, (400-350 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.284 grams), obv. forepart of lion looking back, rev. caduceus in one quarter, E and dot in opposite corner, (cf.S.1603, cf.SNG Cop. 836). Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Thrace, Apollonia Pontica, (450-400 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.27 grams), obv. anchor, crayfish to left and A to right, rev. Gorgoneion facing, (S.1655, SNG BMC Black Sea 153ff). Porous good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Thrace, Apollonia Pontica, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver diobol, (1.11 grams), obv. laureate head of Apollo facing, rev. anchor, A to left, crayfish to right, (S.1657, BMC 15 [Mysia, p.9]). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Thrace, Dicaea (Dikaia), (540/535-490/492 B.C.), silver stater, (8.80 grams), obv. Herakles head bearded to right, in lion skin, rev. quadripartite incuse square with broad bars cut diagonally with two sections further sub-divided, (S.1345 [£2000], BMC 1 [p.115], May Series A, No.4 [Pl.1, Num. Chron. 1965], Asyut 144 [same dies], Weber 2354 [p.116, Pl.91], Schonert-Geiss 12 [Obv. V6, rev. R6]. Fine/very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $0
Thrace, Istros, (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (5.08 grams), obv. two young male heads facing, side by side, left inverted, right upright, rev. sea-eagle standing to right on dolphin to right, which it attacks with its beak, below dolpin **D*, (S.1669; SNG Cop. 199, Pick 441.3). Nearly very fine a scarce reverse with dolphin to right.
Estimate $220
SOLD $190
Thrace, Mesembria, (450-350 B.C.), silver diobol (1.224 grams), obv. crested helmet facing, rev. **MESA* in four quarters of a radiate wheel, (S.1673; SNG BMC 268-271, BMC 2-3). Surface porosity, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Thrace, Messebria, Philip II and Serapis, (A.D. 244-249), AE 27, (12.179 grams), obv. Laureate head to right of Philip II facing draped bust of Serapis, around MAP IOV**LIO FILIPPO*C, in exergue KAICAP, rev. Hera standing to left holding patera and sceptre, around MECAMBP IAN**WN*, (cf.S.4076, BMC -, SNG Cop. 667-8 [same obverse die], Seaby C&M Hoard 9/69 -). Bronze with delightful dark green and brown surface patina, extremely fine but weak in places, very rare, the type apparently unpublished.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.136 grams), Pergamon mint, style of that issued c.287 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, [K] under bust but off flan, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, to left cult statue, in outer left field crescent, in exergue monogram of **PA*, to left **BASILEWS to right **LUSIMAXOU, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 222 var., Arnold-Biuchi 26 [dies of obv.7, rev.27], Leu sale 20, 25-6 April 1978 [lot 62 same dies]). Well centred and with a very high relief, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.14 grams), Pella mint, issued 297-281 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted circle, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, HP monogram to left, monogram in exergue, to left **BASILEWS*, to right **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 248 [pl.22, 247 same obverse die]). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600