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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 321
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, AE18, YE Control Mark, 359-336 BC
Ruler: Philip II
Province: Macedon, uncertain mint
Date: 359-336 BC
Denomination: AE18
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman wearing petasos advancing right; YE control mark beneath horse
Size: 18.1mm, 5.7g, 9h
Grade: Choice gVF, attractive green patina with earthen fill, double strike on reverse
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (May 2017)
Reference(s): SNG ANS 842; SNG München 162; SNG Saroglos 75; SNG Leipzig 579; BMC Online 2002,0101.1550; HGC 3, 882; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control mark); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Kikpe -; Drama -; Müller -; Mionnet -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 507
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, AE19, YE Control Mark, 359-336 BC
Ruler: Philip II
Province: Macedon, uncertain mint
Date: 359-336 BC
Denomination: AE19
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman wearing petasos advancing right; YE control mark beneath horse
Size: 18.65mm, 5.7g, 6h
Grade: aEF, obverse slightly off centre, dark green patina, smooth and shiny surfaces
Provenance: ex Solidus Numismatik e.K. Premium Auction 20 (21 October 2017), Lot 39
Reference(s): SNG ANS 842; SNG München 196; SNG Saroglos 75; SNG Leipzig 579; BMC Online 2002,0101.1550; HGC 3, 882; SGCV II 6696-6698 var. (control mark); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Kikpe -; Drama -; Müller -; Mionnet -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 385
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II, AE21, Double Unit, E (or lunate Σ) Control Mark, 359-336 BC
Ruler: Philip II
Province: Macedon, uncertain mint
Date: 359-336 BC
Denomination: AE21, Double Unit
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Young male head, hair bound with taenia, facing right
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; right hand raised; E (or lunate Σ) control mark to right of horse
Size: 20.71mm, 9.0g, 9h
Grade: gVF, well struck, fine style, attractive chestnut-brown toning
Provenance: ex H.D. Rauch eAuction 23, Lot 1530; ex Lanz (ebay) 2013
Reference(s): SNG ANS 835; HGC 3, 881; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Christomanos. -; Müller -; Drama -; SGCV II -;
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 326
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Drachm, Real Portrait of Alexander the Great, 294-287 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great
Province: Kingdom of Thrace, Ephesos mint
Date: 294-287 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY ("of King Lysimachos"), Athena enthroned left holding Nike and resting left arm on shield; transverse spear resting against her right side; tripod left in inner left field, H on throne
Size: 8mm, 4.12 g, 12h
Grade: aVF, attractive toning
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group; From the W. H. Guertin Collection
Reference(s): Thompson 170 var. (monogram on throne); Müller 336 var. (nothing on throne); Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 199, Lot 98 (same reverse. die); Meydancikkale 2663 var. (nothing on throne); cf. SGCV II, 6817 ff.; SNG Copenhagen - ; SNG Alpha Bank - ; SNG Berry -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 215
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Tetradrachm, Real Portrait of Alexander the Great, 287-281 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great
Province: Kingdom of Thrace, Amphipolis mint
Date: 287-281 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ('of Lysimachos'), Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning the king's name, in right hand and resting left arm on shield with lion's head in centre; transverse spear resting against her right side; ΩΠY monogram in inner left field; ΩK in right field; HΔ monogram in exergue
Size: 32mm; 16.3g
Grade: Choice VF, boldly struck with high relief, obverse slightly off centre, some black deposits, a few light scrapes
Provenance: ex Athena Numismatics
Reference(s): Thompson 208; Armenak 921; Müller 539 var. (different monogram in right field); Meydancikkale 2673-2674 var. (different monogram in right field); SNG Copenhagen 1122 var. (different monogram in right field); SNG Alpha Bank 977 var. (different monogram in right field); SNG Berry 421 var. (different monogram in right field); SGCV II, 6814 ff. var. (different monograms); Seyrig, Essays Stanley Robinson -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 217
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Tetradrachm, Real Portrait of Alexander the Great, 297-281 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great
Province: Kingdom of Thrace, Lampsacus mint
Date: 297-281 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ('of Lysimachos'), Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning the king's name, in right hand and resting left arm on shield with lion's head in centre; transverse spear resting against her right side; ΔΞ monogram in inner left field; crescent in exergue
Size: 29.72mm,16.6g, 12h
Grade: VF, well centred, some porosity on reverse
Provenance: ex Athena Numismatics
Reference(s): Armenak 721 (same obverse die); Thompson 49 var. (vertical crescent); Müller 399 var. (vertical crescent); Meydancikkale 2612-2613 var. (vertical crescent); SNG Copenhagen 1097 var. (vertical crescent); SGCV II, 6814 var. (different monograms); SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Berry -; Seyrig, Essays Stanley Robinson -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 218
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Tetradrachm, Real Portrait of Alexander the Great, 297-281 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great
Province: Kingdom of Thrace, Pergamene mint
Date: 297-281 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon; K, beneath
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ('of Lysimachos'), Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning the king's name, in right hand and resting left arm on shield with lion's head in centre; transverse spear resting against her right side; cult image on column in inner left field; crescent in exergue
Size: 31.03mm, 16.5g, 12h
Grade: VF, well centred, some porosity on reverse
Provenance: ex Athena Numismatics
Reference(s): Armenak 925 (same obverse die); Thompson 228; Müller 289; Meydancikkale 2679 var. (monogram in inner left field); SGCV II, 6814 var. (different monograms); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; Seyrig, Essays Stanley Robinson -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 219
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos AR Tetradrachm, Real Portrait of Alexander the Great, 297-281 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great
Province: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimacheia mint
Date: 297-281 BC
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great right wearing horn of Ammon
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ('of Lysimachos'), Athena enthroned left, holding Nike crowning the king's name, in right hand and resting left arm on shield with lion's head in centre; transverse spear resting against her right side; lion's head left in inner left field; on throne, monogram, ΔO
Size: 29.96mm, 16.4g, 9h
Grade: Choice VF, lightly toned, boldly struck on tight flan with high relief, some porosity on reverse
Provenance: ex Athena Numismatics
Reference(s): Armenak 649; Thompson 16; Müller 51; Meydancikkale 2594 var. (no monogram on throne, monogram in exergue); SNG Berry 400-401 var. (different monograms); SGCV II, 6814 var. (different monograms); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; Seyrig, Essays Stanley Robinson -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 679
᷅ SOLD: Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 306-281BC, AE18, struck c. 320-315 BC
Ruler: Lysimachos
Province: Lysimacheia
Date: circa 320-315 BC
Denomination: AE18
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Apollo, hair bound with taenia, facing right
Reverse: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Naked youthful horseman advancing right; below, lion-part to right; ΛY, in exergue
Size: 17.64mm, 5.0g, 9h
Grade: aF, attractive blue-green patina,
Provenance: ex Ilya Zlobin
Reference(s): Price P5
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 56
᷅ SOLD: Kuninda, India, AR Drachm, 100 BC - 100 AD
Province: India, Kuninda
Date: 100 BC - 100 AD
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Deer to right, Buddhist symbol between horns, symbol over back; to right, female figure holding flowers towards the Deer. Indian legend, Raijna Kunindasa Amogha-bhutisa Maharajasa
Reverse: Chaitya surmounted by combined Tri-ratna and Dharmachakra symbols; snake below; tree and Buddhist railing to right; Swastika and symbol to left; Arian legend, Rajna Kunindasa Amogha-bhutisa Maharajasa
Size: 18mm, 2.2g
Grade: choice EF
Reference(s): Coins of Ancient India, pg. 72, Plate V, Fig. 2.
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 492
᷅ SOLD: Kushan Kings, Shaka, AV Dinara, 325-345 AD
Ruler: Shaka
Province: India, Kushan Empire, uncertain mint
Date: 325-345 AD
Denomination: AV Dinar
Composition: Gold
Obverse: Shaka, facing left, wearing diadem and tall jewelled conical hat, sacrificing over altar and holding ribboned staff; ribboned trident to left; bhi in Brahmi to right of altar, sita in Brahmi below arm, shaka to outer right
Reverse: Ardochsho on high-backed throne with ornate legs, facing, holding diadem in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; tamgha to left
Size: 19.15mm, 7.40 g, 12h
Grade: aVF, toned, areas of weak strike at periphery, mounting loop remnants
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group: eAuction 408 (25 October 2017), Lot 296; eAuction 389 (18 January 2017), Lot 435
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 1670; Göbl Kushan 591
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 500
᷅ SOLD: Lesbos, Mytilene, Electrum Hekte, Apollo, c. 454-427 BC
Province: Lesbos, Mytilene
Date: circa 454-427 BC
Denomination: EL Hekte
Composition: Electrum (mixture of gold and silver)
Obverse: Head of Apollo, laureate, right
Reverse: Head of calf, right, within incuse square
Size: 10.33mm; 2.57g, 6h
Grade: aEF, exquisite style, boldly struck, well centred, toned
Provenance: ex Solidus Numismatik e.K. Premium Auction 20 (21 Oct 2017), Lot 76
Reference(s): Bodenstedt 56; SNG Copenhagen 304; SNG von Aulock 1696; HGC 6, 982