GC Le monete più attraenti di Alessandro Magno

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Superbo esemplare del tetradramma Price 3316 (Leu Web Auction 1).

Greek
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.13 g, 9 h), Arados, struck by Menes or Laomedon under Alexander III or Philip III, 324/3-320. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, Σ; below throne, monogram of AP. Price 3316. Well centered and struck in high relief. About extremely fine.
From the old stock of a Swiss Numismatist, acquired before 2005.

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La provenienza del mio tetradramma Price 3565 è dalla Gorny & Mosch 257; la zecca è incerta (Siria o Fenicia) ma siamo nella zona di Arado.

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MAKEDONISCHE KÖNIGE. Alexander III. der Große, 336 - 323 v. Chr. Tetradrachme (16,71 g, 27 mm). ca. 323 - 317 v. Chr. Mzst. unbestimmt in Phönizien. Vs.: Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenfell n. r. Rs.: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus mit Adler auf der R. nach l. thronend, l. im Feld AE (in Ligatur). Price 3565; Müller 1649; Meydancikkale Hoard 1970­72.
Tönung, Prüfhieb, ss-vz

 

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A completamento della descrizione degli stateri di Mesembria ai post # 5138 e 5139, aggiungo lo statere di questa zecca Price 993 dall'Ashmolean coin collection.

Alexander III, AV stater. Mesembria mint. ca 250-175 BC. 17.2 mm, 8.46 g. Head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet with crest. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis. Corinthian helmet right in outer left field, ΠA monogram in lower left field. Price 993; Ashmolean HCR23311; Mueller 434; Anadol hoard 438.

Courtesy of the Ashmolean coin collection.

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Tra le aggiudicazioni di monete macedoni degne di nota nella Leu Web Auction 18 “A fresh and attractive stater from Abydos (?)”. Il mio esemplare dell’asta Varesi 53 è descritto al post # 5052.

Lot 402

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 8.58 g, 12 h), Abydos (?), struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, 323-317. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, monogram above pentagam; below left wing, cornucopiae. Price 1524. Fresh and attractive. A few light marks. Good extremely fine.

Starting price: 1000 CHF. Hammer price: 4000 CHF.

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Leu Web Auction 18: A very rare stater from 'Kolophon'.

Lot 444

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.59 g, 11 h), 'Kolophon', struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 319-310. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, lyre above EΛI. Price 1772. Very rare. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, virtually as struck.

Starting price: 1000 CHF. Hammer price: 6000 CHF.

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Leu Web Auction 18: A beautiful stater of excellent Babylonian style.

Lot 619

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.59 g, 12 h), Babylon I, struck under Seleukos I, circa 311-300. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ - AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to lower left, MI; to lower right, monogram within wreath. Price 3748. SC 81.2. A beautiful example of excellent Babylonian style. Light scuff on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.
From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Starting price: 1500 CHF. Hammer price: 6000 CHF.

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Leu Web Auction 18: very rare silver obol of Alexander III ‘the Great’.

Lot 622

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.49 g, 4 h), Susa, struck under Koinos, circa 322-320. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔP Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left and below throne, monograms. Price 3834. Very rare. Light die break on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF. Hammer price: 650 CHF.

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Un altro obolo molto raro di Alessandro Magno, zecca di Susa, della Leu Web Auction 18.

Lot 624

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.51 g, 9 h), Susa, struck under Seleukos I, circa 311-305. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞAN Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, wreath above horned head of a horse left; below throne, TI. Price 3870. SC 171. Very rare and attractive. Slightly porous, otherwise, about extremely fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF. Hammer price: 260 CHF.

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Statere di Mitridate VI Eupatore, re del Ponto, emissione della prima guerra mitridatica nell’88-86 a. C. circa a Istro, in nome e nei tipi di Lisimaco di Tracia (Leu Web Auction 18).

Lot 1014. KINGS OF PONTOS. Mithradates VI Eupator, circa 120-63 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.27 g, 12 h), First Mithradatic War issue, in the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Istros, circa 88-86. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated left, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head; in inner left field, ΔI; in exergue, ornate trident to left. Callataÿ p. 139 (D1/R1). SNG Copenhagen 1094 (same dies). Lustrous and sharply struck. Virtually as struck.
Ex Leu Web Auction 13, 15-16 August 2020, 263 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 500 CHF. Result: 2.800 CHF.

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Il mio esemplare dello statere precedente è descritto al post # 413.

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Tetradramma di Alessandro Magno Price 3971 di Menfi, coniato sotto Tolomeo I come satrapo circa nel 323 a. C. (Leu Web Auction 18).

Lot 625

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 17.13 g, 12 h), Memphis, struck under Ptolemy I as satrap, circa 323. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; on cheek, countermark: N within circular incuse. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, rose; below throne, ΔI-[O]. Price 3971. Beautifully toned and of fine style. Minor marks and with a graffito of K on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.
 

Ex Leu Web Auction 17, 14-16 August 2021, 554 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005.

Starting price: 250 CHF. Hammer price: 1600 CHF.

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Dramma di Filippo III Arrideo Price P43 (Leu Web Auction 18).

Lot 639

KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 4.34 g, 12 h), Kolophon, struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; in field to left, lyre. Price P43. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die, otherwise, very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF. Hammer price: 460 CHF.

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Raro tetradramma di una zecca incerta dell’Est in nome del fratellastro di Alessandro Magno, Filippo III Arrideo, con il “pentagram” come simbolo (CNG 76).

Rare Issue of Philip III Struck by Seleukos.

SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.16 g, 3h). Seleucia I mint(?). Struck in the name of Philip III of Macedon, circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; pentagram in left field. SC 118; Price P229. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare.

From the Arthur Houghton Collection.

This issue is obverse die linked to an issue in the name of Seleukos I, SC 117.7b. Various opinions exist on the purpose of this issue in the name of Philip, none of which are persuasive (see SC 118). It is likely that both issues are the product of another, ephemeral mint.

Sale: CNG 76, 12 September 2007, Lot: 769. Estimate $500. Sold For $525.

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Tetradramma con il “pentagram” come simbolo Price 87 (Rauch 88).

GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN
MACEDONIA. Könige von Makedonien, Alexander III. (336-323)
(D) Tetradrachme (17,04g), Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 v.Chr. Av.: Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenhaube n.r. Rv.: Zeus Aëtophoros mit Szepter auf Thron n.l., im l. Feld Pentagramm. -- Kleine Kratzer im Rv. Price 87, Müller 378. s.sch.-vzgl./s.sch.

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Altro esemplare del tetradramma Price 87 (CNG 87).

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.20 g, 6h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; pentagram in left field. Price 87; Troxell, Studies, Issue E6. Good VF, lightly toned, minor flan flaw on obverse.

CNG 87, Lot: 319. Estimate $500. Sold for $425.

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Tetradramma con il “pentagram” come simbolo Price 3658.

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.18 g, 3h). Babylon mint. Lifetime issue, struck circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; pentagram in left field; below throne, monogram above strut, M below. Price 3658. EF, a trace of horn silver. Struck on a broad flan.

CNG The Coin Shop 788375. Sold For $695.

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Altro esemplare del tetradramma con il “pentagram” come simbolo Price P229, con le scritte ben evidenti a differenza di quelle sull’esemplare al post # 5163.

SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. 312-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.89 g, 10h). In the name of Philip III of Macedon, types of Alexander III. Seleukeia on the Tigris I mint. Struck circa 300-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; pentagram in left field. SC 118; Price P229; HGC 9, 11c. Good VF, toned, compact flan.

CNG 399, Lot: 225. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. 

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Il simbolo del pentagram compare anche sotto il trono di Zeus nei tetradrammi di Lisimaco nei tipi di Alessandro Magno coniati a Colofone.

Tetradramma Price L22 (CNG 99).

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.07 g, 1h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kolophon mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, lion forepart left above race torch; pentagram below throne. Thompson 122; Price L22; Müller 18. Good VF, toned. Well centered. Rare.

From the Patrick H. James Collection.

CNG 99, Lot: 54. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. 

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Tetradramma Price L23 (CNG 94).

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.83 g, 12h). In the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kolophon mint. Struck circa 299/8-297/6 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of lion left above crescent; pentagram below throne. Thompson 123; Müller 19; Price L23. VF, toned, a few marks.

CNG 94, Lot: 177. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. 

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Dracme con il pentagram sotto il trono di Zeus pubblicate dal Price.

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Le dracme di Alessandro coniate a Colofone tra il 301-297 circa a. C. con una testa di leone nel campo a sinistra e un pentagram sotto il trono sono classificate dal Price a seconda del terzo simbolo presente sotto la testa di leone in: Price 1832 (crescent), Price 1833 (lettera B), Price 1834 (lunga fiaccola) e Price 1836 (lettera F).

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Dracma “pentagram below throne” Price 1832.

KINGS of THRACE. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.15 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kolophon mint. Struck circa 301/0-300/299 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, lion head left above crescent; pentagram below throne. Price 1832. Good VF, toned, minor die break on cheek.

From the Tuck Pittman Collection. Ex Baldwin’s Autumn 2008 Argentum Sale (8 November 2008), lot 541.

CNG 84, Lot: 241. Estimate $200. Sold for $205.

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Dracma “pentagram below throne” Price 1833.

KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.25 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Kolophon mint. Struck circa 301/0-300/299 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of lion left above B; pentagram below throne. Thompson –; Price 1833; Müller (Alexander) 342. VF, slightly off center on reverse.

CNG 386, Lot: 71. Estimate $100. Sold for $160.

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Dracma “pentagram below throne” Price 1834 (acquisto da Tkalec).

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17-18 mm, 4.34 g, 10 h), Kolophon, struck under Lysimachos, circa 301/0-300/299, with the name and types of Alexander III ‘the Great’. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, head of a lion left above torch; below throne, pentagram. Price 1834.

La fiaccola sotto la testa di leone è poco evidente per debolezza del conio, come si verifica in altri esemplari.

Questa emissione fu probabilmente coniata sotto Lisimaco dopo la sconfitta di Antigono I Monoftalmo, come può indicare l'uso rilevante della testa o della parte anteriore di leone per la monetazione di Colofone di questo periodo. La testa di leone appare però sulle emissioni iniziali di circa il 310-301 a. C., e come fa notare il Price: "...il parallelo di altre lettere e simboli dimostra che c'è stato un cambiamento graduale dalla coniazione per Antigono".

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Dracma “pentagram below throne” Price 1836 (Leu Web Auction 16).

Greek
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 4.29 g, 1 h), Kolophon, struck under Lysimachos, circa 301/0-300/299. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; to left, head of a lion left above Φ; below throne, pentagram. Price 1836. Very fine.

Starting price: 25 CHF. Result: 1.300 CHF.