KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.33 g, 5h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; conjoined horse foreparts in left field, monogram below left wing. Price 1358; ADM II Series V. Ex-jewelry. Near VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.22 g, 1h). Karne mint. Struck under Menes, circa 325/4-324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; KA monogram in left field. Price 3429; Duyrat, Ateliers, p. 37, n. 44. Iridescent tone, slightly off center. Good VF. Very rare, particularly without royal title; only four in Pella, four in CoinArchives, and the present coin is the sole example in the ANS photofile. Ex J. Schulman 274 (23 March 1982), lot 4015.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Fifth Tetradrachm (13.5mm, 2.63 g, 1h). In the types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Polyperchon, circa 318-317 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia / Rider on horseback right; forked branch below. Le Rider pl. 46, 26-7; Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 379-80; SNG ANS 711–20. Deep iridescent tone, slightly off center on obverse. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.06 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Teos mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΠO monogram in left field, ΔI below throne. Cf. Price 2264 (drachm, ΔI in left field); cf. CNG E-496, lot 54 (drachm with same controls and their positions). Granular surfaces. VF. Unique hemidrachm for Teos mint issues of Alexander type.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.28 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, TI above eagle standing left. Price 2617; ADM I Series XIV. Die wear on obverse. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12.5mm, 2.11 g, 12h). In the types of Alexander III. Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; [M in left field]. Price P185; ANS inv. 1944.100.80998 (same dies). Toned, trace deposits, a little off center, holed, minor scrape on obverse, scrape and dig on reverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.08 g, 9h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, Π below throne. Unpublished. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Extremely rare. From the Gregory Collection.The configuration of these controls generally matches that found on a series at Kolophon, Price 1805A–1817, but the style of the obverse dies used for that series is quite distinct, and is significantly different from that found on the present coin.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.13 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; uncertain control mark in left field. Toned, granular and lightly rough surfaces, a little off center. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip III – Lysimachos. Circa 323-280 BC. Fourrée Drachm (17mm, 3.37 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Imitating western Asia Minor mint style. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of lion left; ΔY monogram below throne. Double struck, breaks in plating, exposing core. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As Regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.20 g, 7h). In the name of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; monogram below throne. Price 490; Ehrhardt 46. Iridescent tone, a few tiny deposits on reverse. VF. Well centered.
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.82 g, 4h). Pella mint. Struck circa 292-291 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios seated left on rock, holding aphlaston and lotus-tipped scepter; monograms on rock and to outer right. Newell 74 (dies LXIII/116); HGC 3, 1013a. Lightly toned, traces of horn silver, cleaning scratches, struck with worn obverse die. VF.
ILLYRIA, Dyrrhachion. Circa 350 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 8.34 g, 10h). Pegasos flying right / Helmeted head of Athena right; dolphin above, club and retrograde Σ to left. Meta dies D39/R69; Pegasi 15/1 (same obv. die); HGC 3, 26. Lightly toned, minor die wear, slight granularity, minor scratches. VF. Purchased by the consignor from P.G. Smith, February 1968.
THESSALY, Thessalian League. Late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 6.36 g, 1h). Sosipatros and Gorgopas, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right / Athena Itonia advancing right, holding shield and preparing to hurl spear; ΣΩΣI-ΠAT[POΣ] above spear, ΓOPΓΩΠA[Σ] in exergue. BCD Thessaly II 861.2; HGC 4, 209. Deep iridescent tone, typical die wear on obverse. VF.
AKARNANIA, Argos Amphilochikon. Circa 340-300 BC. AR Stater (20.5mm, 8.20 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left / Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, crested Corinthean helmet left. Pegasi 11; Imhoof-Blumer, Akarnaniens 12; BCD Akarnania 132-3; HGC 4, 783. Toned, deposits, scratches. Near VF. From the S & S Collection. Ex Frederick Hastings Rindge Collection (Part I, Malter XXIX, 22 March 1985), lot 130.
AKARNANIA, Argos Amphilochikon. Circa 330-280 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 8.69 g, 7h). Pegasos flying left; A below / Helmeted head of Athena left; ΔI and shield with strap to right, AP at tip of neck. Pegasi 19; BCD Akarnania –; HGC 4, 786. Toned, some die wear. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Auctions XI (3 May 1990), lot 57.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.17 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Lustrous, some die rust on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 17.17 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, minor die break on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.18 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Underlying luster, minor doubling, some die rust on obverse. EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.16 g, 7h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. Some die wear on obverse. Near EF.
ATTICA, Athens. Circa 454-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.14 g, 1h). Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597. A little die wear on obverse, slight doubling on reverse. Near EF.