Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 3603    SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 24TH NOV)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $260

ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN SILVER AND AE ISSUES, Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip II, AE 17, (359-336 B.C.), uncertain Mint in Macedon issue to 323/2-315 B.C., (6.29 g), obv. Head of Apollo with hair short bound with plain tainia to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth on horse prancing to right, **[FI]LIPP[OU]* above, VE monogram below horse, (cf.S.6696 var., SNG ANS 842-3 [Pl.32], cf.Drama Hoard [ANSMN 11] No-, cf.SNG Greece II (Alpha Bank) 374); Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180 B.C.), AE 26, Alexandria Mint, (15.57 g), obv. Cleopatra I as Isis head to r., rev. eagle standing to l., on thunderbolt, open wings, (Sv. 1235, S.7880); Vespasian, (A.D. 69-79), silver denarius, Rome Mint, issued A.D. 75, (2.63 g), obv. laureate head of Vespasian to right, rev. Pax seated to left, holding olive branch, (S.2301, RIC 90, RSC 366) (holed); Egypt, Alexandria, Probus, (A.D. 276-282), billon tetradrachm, year 4 = (278-279), (7.95 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Probus to right, rev. eagle standing to left, head to right holding olive branch, L E across, (cf.S.12129, Dattari 5553, E.3984.5). Toning, good fine - good very fine. (4)