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Lotto n. 90 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Tarsos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: plow to left, Θ below throne.Price 3034. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.22 g. Diameter: 28 mm. Estimate: € 750

Lotto n. 89 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: wreath in left field, ΔΙ below throne.Price 2949 (Side?). Condition: Good very fine; some luster in field.Weight: 17.31 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 88 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: ΔΙ below throne.Price 2948 (Side?). Condition: Good very fine; some luster in field.Weight: 17.28 g. Diameter: 26 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 87 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Aspendos. Dated CY 27 (Circa 186/5). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, ΑΣ above KZ (date) and cornucopia; c/m: Anchor within incuse rectangle.Price 2909. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.7 g. Diameter: 33 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 86 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Aspendos. Dated CY 18 (Circa 204/3 BC). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, AΣ above IH (date); c/m: Bust of Helios facing within round incuse.Price 2897. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 16.2 g. Diameter: 31 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 85 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Drachm. Kolophon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: long torch in left field, monogram below throne.Price 1829. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 4.23 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 84 - 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: ME monogram in left field, ivy leaf below throne.Price 1560. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 4.25 g. Diameter: 17 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 83 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Odessos. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: monogram in left field and below throne.Price 1177. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 16.50 g. Diameter: 32 mm. Estimate: € 250

Lotto n. 82 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). GOLD Stater. Kalchedon. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis. Controls: monogram in left field and below right wing.Price 910 (Kallatis).Already with Philip II the occupation of the Mount Pangaion region with its rich gold mines had made possible the abundant emission of gold coins, something that until then had been throughout Greece rather rare and linked to extraordinary circumstances or moments of crisis. Alexander, who imposed a single coinage throughout his vast empire, was able to issue States and their fractions in gold, using the Attic weight as the unit of measure. On the Staters the head of the goddess Athena with Corinthian helmet was depicted on the obverse, while a winged Nike was reproduced on the reverse. On silver tetradrachms, on the other hand, the head of Herakles with lion skin was depicted on the obverse and Zeus seated on a throne on the reverse (Phidian model). Toward the end of his reign there is an assimilation of the ruler with Herakles. The practice, derived from the Eastern world of reproducing the portrait of the ruler on the coin, represents a change with Alexander's coinage. But as if the human figure did not dare to suddenly replace that of the gods, the image is clothed with religious content, through its deification or identification with the deity. Even after his death for a long time Tetradrachms with the effigy of Alexander continued to be issued by his successors. The Macedonian king had the possibility to exploit for his coinage a large amount of precious metal from the vast empire he had conquered. The extremely rich mines scattered throughout this territory also made his successors self-sufficient.. The coin from that time became a symbol of the ruler's power and absolute authority; no longer protected by the image of deities, it became an instrument of propaganda and power. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 8.47 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 1000

Lotto n. 81 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, Λ above torch; HP monogram below throne.Price 462. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.99 g. Diameter: 28 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 80 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: in left field, Λ above torch; star below throne.Price 474. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.18 g. Diameter: 26 mm. Estimate: € 300

Lotto n. 79 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Ae Unit. Macedonian mint. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Bow, quiver and club. Control: ΦΙ below.Price 314. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.11 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 78 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Ae Unit. Uncertain mint in Macedon. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Club, quiver and bow; E below.Price 304. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.33 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 77 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Ae Unit. Macedonian mint. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY. Quiver, bow and club. Controls: Δ above, grape bunch below.Price 283. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 5.91 g. Diameter: 19 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 76 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Ae Unit. Macedonian mint. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔ. Club above bow-in-quiver.Cf. Price 266. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.65 g. Diameter: 17 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 75 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). GOLD Stater. Amphipolis. Possibly lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, decorated with serpent.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis Control: to left, trident head downward.Price 172.Already with Philip II the occupation of the Mount Pangaion region with its rich gold mines had made possible the abundant emission of gold coins, something that until then had been throughout Greece rather rare and linked to extraordinary circumstances or moments of crisis. Alexander, who imposed a single coinage throughout his vast empire, was able to issue States and their fractions in gold, using the Attic weight as the unit of measure. On the Staters the head of the goddess Athena with Corinthian helmet was depicted on the obverse, while a winged Nike was reproduced on the reverse. On silver tetradrachms, on the other hand, the head of Herakles with lion skin was depicted on the obverse and Zeus seated on a throne on the reverse (Phidian model). Toward the end of his reign there is an assimilation of the ruler with Herakles. The practice, derived from the Eastern world of reproducing the portrait of the ruler on the coin, represents a change with Alexander's coinage. But as if the human figure did not dare to suddenly replace that of the gods, the image is clothed with religious content, through its deification or identification with the deity. Even after his death for a long time Tetradrachms with the effigy of Alexander continued to be issued by his successors. The Macedonian king had the possibility to exploit for his coinage a large amount of precious metal from the vast empire he had conquered. The extremely rich mines scattered throughout this territory also made his successors self-sufficient.. The coin from that time became a symbol of the ruler's power and absolute authority; no longer protected by the image of deities, it became an instrument of propaganda and power. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 8.61 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 5000

Lotto n. 74 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: in left field, Athena Promachos.Price 109. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 17.25 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 73 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Possible lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: cornucopia in left field.Price 104. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.22 g. Diameter: 26 mm. Estimate: € 300

Lotto n. 72 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: boukranion in left field.Price 93. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.17 g. Diameter: 26 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 71 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Possible lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding sceptre and eagle. Control: in left field, cock standing left.Price 79. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.10 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: € 300

Lotto n. 70 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Possible lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: in left field, herm left.Price 78. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 17.22 g. Diameter: 27 mm. Estimate: € 300

Lotto n. 69 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Lifetime issue. Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Control: in left field, prow left.Price 4. Condition: Near extremely fine.Weight: 17.22 g. Diameter: 26 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 68 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). 1/5 Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Youth on horse rearing right. Control: branch below horse.Le Rider pl. 46, 28; SNG ANS -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.53 g. Diameter: 13 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 67 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). 1/5 Tetradrachm. Uncertain mint in Macedon. Obv: Diademed head of Apollo right.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Youth on horse rearing right, holding reins; monogram below.Le Rider pl. 44, 12; SNG ANS 581 var. (secondary control). Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.60 g. Diameter: 13 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 66 - KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II (359-336 BC). Tetradrachm. Amphipolis. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ. Youth, holding palm frond, riding horse right. Controls: below horse, monogram; Λ above boukranion below raised foreleg.Le Rider pl. 47, 2 var. (controls arrangement; SNG ANS 763-71 var. (same).With 1970s / 1980s collectors envelope. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 14.23 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 65 - KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos (Circa 335-315 BC). Tetradrachm. Astibos or Damastion mint. Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ΠΑΤΡΑΟΥ. Warrior on horse rearing right, thrusting spear at enemy below who defends with shield; wreath to right.Paeonian Hoard 282-5; HGC 3.1, 148. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 12.66 g. Diameter: 24 mm. Estimate: € 250

Lotto n. 64 - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lysimacheia. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, resting elbow on shield. Controls: to inner left, lion head left; monogram on throne.Thompson 16; Müller 51; HGC 3.2, 1750a. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.52 g. Diameter: 30 mm. Estimate: € 300

Lotto n. 63 - KINGS OF THRACE (Macedonian). Lysimachos (305-281 BC). Tetradrachm. Lysimacheia(?). Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.Rev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear over shoulder, resting elbow on shield. Controls: to inner left, lion head right above monogram; monogram within circle in exergue.Thompson -; Müller -. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 17.00 g. Diameter: 32 mm. Estimate: € 500

Lotto n. 62 - KINGS OF THRACE. Seuthes III (Circa 323-316 BC). Ae. Obv: Eagle standing right.Rev: ΣΕΥΘΟΥ. Legend in two lines within wreath of grain ears.SNG Stancomb 292; HGC 3.2, 1716. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.52 g. Diameter: 17 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 61 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1040-5; HGC 6, 359.With 1970s / 1980s collectors envelope. Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 16.79 g. Diameter: 32 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 60 - THRACE. Thasos. Tetradrachm (Circa 148-90/80 BC). Obv: Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath.Rev: HPAKΛEOYΣ / ΣΩTHPOΣ / ΘAΣIΩN. Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin. Control: monogram to inner left.SNG Copenhagen 1040-5; HGC 6, 359. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 16.59 g. Diameter: 30 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 59 - THRACE. Perinthos. Ae (3rd century BC). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right.Rev: ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ. Conjoined foreparts of horses facing outward; monogram below.Cf. Schönert-Geiss 14; HGC 3.2, 1626.Very rare Condition: Near very fine.Weight: 2.07 g. Diameter: 15 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 58 - THRACE. Mesambria. Ae (Circa 216-188 BC). Obv: Crested helmet right.Rev: MEΣAM / BPIANΩN. Oval shield.Cf. SNG BM Black Sea 276 (helmet left); SNG Stancomb 229-30; HGC 3.2, 1571. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.42 g. Diameter: 20 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 57 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.16 g. Diameter: 11 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 56 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 1.22 g. Diameter: 11 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 55 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.24 g. Diameter: 11 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 54 - THRACE. Mesambria. Diobol (Circa 420-320 BC). Obv: Facing helmet.Rev: M - E - T - A. Four-spoked wheel.SNG BM Black Sea 268-9 & 271; HGC 3.2, 1560. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.24 g. Diameter: 12 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 53 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; monogram in one sunken quarter, grain ear in the other.Cf. McClean 4089; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.35 g. Diameter: 13 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 52 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and monogram VE in one quarter, bee in opposite quarter.McClean 4114-6; SNG Copenhagen 830; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.53 g. Diameter: 15 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 51 - THRACE. Chersonesos. Hemidrachm (Circa 386-338 BC). Obv: Forepart of lion right, head left.Rev: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and monogram VE in one quarter, pentagram and pellet in opposite quarter.McClean 4071; HGC 3.2, 1437. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 2.56 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 50 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Diobol (Circa 375-335 BC). Obv: Facing laureate head of Apollo.Rev: KΩMY. Anchor; A to left, crayfish to right.SNG Bulgaria 338-9; SNG BM Black Sea 173; HGC 3.2, 1315. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.20 g. Diameter: 11 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 49 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112; SNG BM Black Sea 150-1. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.05 g. Diameter: 15 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 48 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112; SNG BM Black Sea 150-1. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.20 g. Diameter: 15 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 47 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112; SNG BM Black Sea 150-1. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 3.24 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 46 - THRACE. Apollonia Pontika. Drachm (Circa 480/78-450 BC). Obv: Upright anchor; crayfish to right.Rev: Facing gorgoneion.SNG Bulgaria 106-112; SNG BM Black Sea 150-1. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 3.21 g. Diameter: 14 mm. Estimate: € 200

Lotto n. 45 - MOESIA INFERIOR. Tomis. Ae (2nd century BC). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right; c/m: monogram within wreath in round incuse.Rev: TOMI. Two horse foreparts right, each surmounted by star.AMNG I 2461; HGC 3.2, 1939. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 6.95 g. Diameter: 22 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 44 - MOESIA. Kallatis. Drachm (Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.Rev: KAΛΛATIA. Grain ear, club and bow case.SNG BM Black Sea 202; HGC 3.2, 1825. Condition: Good fine.Weight: 5.60 g. Diameter: 19 mm. Estimate: € 50

Lotto n. 43 - MOESIA. Istros. Trihemiobol or 1/4 Drachm (4th century BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the right inverted.Rev: IΣTPIH. Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; Θ (?) below dolphin.SNG BM Black Sea 250 var. (control); SNG Stancomb 143 var. (same); HGC 3.2, 1807. Condition: Very fine.Weight: 1.56 g. Diameter: 10 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 42 - MOESIA. Istros. Trihemiobol or 1/4 Drachm (4th century BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the right inverted.Rev: IΣTPIH. Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram below.SNG BM Black Sea 250; HGC 3.2, 1807. Condition: Extremely fine.Weight: 1.20 g. Diameter: 10 mm. Estimate: € 100

Lotto n. 41 - MOESIA. Istros. Drachm (4th century BC). Obv: Facing male heads, the left inverted.Rev: Sea eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; ΦY below.SNG BM Black Sea 256 var. (right head inverted); SNG Stancomb 148; HGC 3.2, 1803. Condition: Good very fine.Weight: 5.86 g. Diameter: 18 mm. Estimate: € 100