WESTERN EUROPE. Southern Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici. Drachm (118-76/74 BC) - WESTERN EUROPE. Southern Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici. Drachm (118-76/74 BC). Obv: Celticized head left.Rev: Cross; annulet and crescent, three pellets, pellet and crescent, and S-like device in quarters, respectively.Depeyrot, NC II, 252; LT 3040. Condition: Uncirculated.Weight: 2.07 g. Diameter: 13 mm.Estimate: € 100
WESTERN EUROPE. Northeast Gaul. Leuci. Potin (1st century BC) - WESTERN EUROPE. Northeast Gaul. Leuci. Potin (1st century BC). Obv: Head left.Rev: Stylized boar left; annulet below.Depeyrot, NC VII, 141; D&T 225. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.91 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 50
WESTERN EUROPE. Northeast Gaul. Senones. Potin (1st century BC) - WESTERN EUROPE. Northeast Gaul. Senones. Potin (1st century BC). Obv: Stylized head right.Rev: Boar right; three pellets below.Depeyrot, NC V, 147; D&T 2645.Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-402 (2017), lot 368 Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 4.10 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon (3rd centuries BC). Tetradrachm. 'Siegesreiter' type - EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Philip II of Macedon (3rd centuries BC). Tetradrachm. 'Siegesreiter' type. Obv: Stylized laureate head of Zeus right.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY. Youth on horse right, holding palm frond. Controls: below horse, Λ above torch; monogram below raised foreleg.Cf. Lanz 351. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 13.00 g. Diameter: 24 mm.Estimate: € 100
EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon (3rd-2nd centuries BC). Tetradrachm - EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon (3rd-2nd centuries BC). Tetradrachm. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, Λ above torch; monogram below throne.Cf. Price 491. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 15.75 g. Diameter: 27 mm.Estimate: € 300
EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Drachm (3rd-2nd century BC) - EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon. Drachm (3rd-2nd century BC). Obv: Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: Stylized Zeus seated left with eagle and sceptre. Control: amphora in left field.Lanz 896; OTA 577. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 3.14 g. Diameter: 21 mm.Estimate: € 50
EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Thasos. Tetradrachm (2nd-1st century BC) - EASTERN EUROPE. Imitations of Thasos. Tetradrachm (2nd-1st century BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: Blundered legend. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin.OTA Class IIIA; Lanz 976.Ex Münzen & Medaillen GmbH 38 (2013), lot 235; ex Auctiones E-24 (2014), lot 5 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 15.41 g. Diameter: 35 mm.Estimate: € 100
SPAIN. Kese (Tarraco). Denarius (2nd century BC) - SPAIN. Kese (Tarraco). Denarius (2nd century BC). Obv: Male head right.Rev: Horseman right, holding palm and leading second horse.CNH 18. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 3.78 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
SICILY. Akragas. Hemidrachm (Circa 420-410 BC) - SICILY. Akragas. Hemidrachm (Circa 420-410 BC). Obv: Eagle standing right, clutching large prey in its talons.Rev: AKRA. Crab; below, ketos right with fish in its mouth.Westermark, Coinage, Period III, Series 2, 581-2; SNG ANS 1014; HGC 2, 105.Rare Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.95 g. Diameter: 15 mm.Estimate: € 250
SICILY. Katane. Litra (Circa 415/3-404 BC) - SICILY. Katane. Litra (Circa 415/3-404 BC). Obv: Bearded and wreathed head of Silenos left.Rev: KATANAIΩN. Winged thunderbolt; round shield to left and right.SNG ANS 1266; HGC 2, 590.Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 406 (1978), lot 30 Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 0.74 g. Diameter: 11 mm.Estimate: € 300
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Abydos - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Abydos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY. Zeus seated left with eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, forepart of lion above monogram; head of griffin below throne.Price L16. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.16 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 150
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left with eagle and sceptre Controls: forepart of lion above Φ in left field, pentagram below throne.Thompson 120; Price 1840; HGC 3, 1751d. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.33 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Ephesos - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Ephesos. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Controls: to inner left, bee between Ε - Φ.Thompson 168; HGC 3.2, 1753d. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.29 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, head of lion left above crescent; pentagram below throne.Thompson -; Price 1832; HGC 3, 1751d. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.34 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, and resting elbow upon shield. Controls: to outer left, herm left; monogram to inner left.Thompson 50; HGC 3.2, 1750b. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 16.86 g. Diameter: 31 mm.Estimate: € 200
KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOY. Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; aphlaston below, pellet in Π below raised foreleg.Le Rider pl. 46, 18; SNG ANS 738-46.The coin issues of Philip II helped to establish a visual language recognizable throughout the Greek world. The image of the knight is not merely a decorative motif: it represents the Macedonian nobility, its warrior tradition, and the central role of the cavalry in the establishment of monarchical power. Under Philip II, this theme took on an even stronger political significance. His coins depict a dynamic horseman advancing resolutely: a way to celebrate his military victories, the reform of the army, and Macedonian supremacy in Greece. The iconography thus became a true tool of propaganda, capable of spreading the image of a victorious, legitimate ruler protected by the gods.
The horseman represented not only the king but the entire Macedonian ethos, founded on strength, discipline, and aristocratic prestige. The obverse of the tetradrachms features the bearded head of Zeus, rendered in this example with an extraordinarily solemn and authoritative style. This choice was no accident: Zeus was the patron god of the Argead dynasty, and Philip presented himself as his favorite, legitimized to rule.
Philip’s coins circulated widely, becoming “international” currencies given the Macedonian Empire’s hegemony; they were characterized by reliable weight and fineness, and were imitated for centuries after the king’s death. His coins also influenced those of his successor, Alexander the Great, who adopted their propaganda logic despite changing the types. In a sense, these coins serve as a bridge between “regional” and “imperial” Macedon. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 14.45 g. Diameter: 23 mm.Estimate: € 1000
KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). Tetradrachm. Pella - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). Tetradrachm. Pella. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOY. Philip, wearing kausia, raising hand and riding horse left. Controls: star under raised foreleg, spear-head below.Le Rider 102; SNG ANS 357. Condition: Fine.Weight: 14.00 g. Diameter: 24 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). GOLD Stater. Uncertain Macedonian mint - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). GOLD Stater. Uncertain Macedonian mint. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis. Controls: To left, eagle standing left; to right, monogram.Price 797.Ex E. Bourgey, 13-10-1980, lot 24 Condition: Very fine.Weight: 8.52 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 1500
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Uncertain mint in Macedon or Greece - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Uncertain mint in Macedon or Greece. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: aphlaston in left field.Price 862c. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.08 g. Diameter: 18 mm.Estimate: € 50
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: KI in left field, ME monogram below throne.Price 1406. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.21 g. Diameter: 16 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: amphora in field left, ME monogram below throne.Price 1417. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.28 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 80
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Lampsakos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, mouse right.Price 1427. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 4.15 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 50
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: M monogram in left field; Z below throne.Price 1528. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.00 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: M monogram in left field; Z below throne.Price 1528. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 4.25 g. Diameter: 17 mm.Estimate: € 100
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Abydos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: M monogram in left field; Z below throne.Price 1528. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.15 g. Diameter: 19 mm.Estimate: € 100
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