Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 5081

Price realized: 1,000 USD   (Approx. 919 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


KINGS of THRACE, Celtic. Kavaros. Circa 230/25-218 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.76 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Kabyle mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing above HP monogram that was erased in die. Draganov 874–5 var. (O5/R– [unisted rev. die]); Black Sea Hoard 8–17 (OA/R2); Price 883; Peykov F2010; HGC 3, 1355. Faintly toned, underlying luster, double struck, flan flaw on reverse. EF.


Estimate: 500 USD

Match 1:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560Auction date: 17 April 2024
Lot number: 33

Price realized: 275 USD   (Approx. 259 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 225-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.48 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in inner left field, helmet right above ΔI (engraved over previous control mark). Karayotov I 49 (O19/R53); Price 1001; HGC 3, 1567. Lightly toned, with a faint iridescence, double struck on obverse, indications of undertype on reverse. VF.

It is clear that the ΔI control mark on the reverse is engraved over a different control (possibly a monogram). However, a coin using the die with the prior control is known, so it is possible that the change in controls was made before the die was first used.

Estimate: 150 USD

Match 2:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 562Auction date: 15 May 2024
Lot number: 120

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Lot description:


CARIA, Mylasa. Circa 210-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.71 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, trident head left above monogram; monogram below throne. Akarca 3–6 (same obv. die); Price 2494; HN Online 1735. Toned, minor die wear, some scratches under tone. Good VF.

From the Richard Ashton Collection. Ex Peus 434 (24 April 2023), lot 206.


Estimate: 250 USD

Match 3:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 110

Price realized: 425 USD   (Approx. 393 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 218/7-186/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.49 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 5 (214/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; E (date) in left field, Φ below throne. Heipp-Tamer 192–5 var. (unlisted dies); Price 2838; DCA2 479. Iridescent tone, underlying luster, a little porosity, faint scratches, minor die shift on obverse. VF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 65 (19 December 2019), lot 415.


Estimate: 150 USD

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online SessionsAuction date: 17 January 2024
Lot number: 5068

Price realized: 1,700 USD   (Approx. 1,562 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


THRACE, Mesambria. Circa 275/50-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.86 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, helmet above ΠO monogram. Karayotov I – (catalog no. 127); Topalov, Messambria 13; Price 988; Black Sea Hoard 190 (OF/R27 – this coin, illustrated). Lightly toned, underlying luster, trace deposits, slight doubling and small dig on obverse. EF. Very rare issue, none seen by Karayotov, two in Pella, and only six in CoinArchives.

Ex "Black Sea" Hoard.


Estimate: 750 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 105

Price realized: 350 USD   (Approx. 325 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 205-190 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.98 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Ainetor, magistrate. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, ΑΙΝΗΤΩΡ above rose; PO below throne. Ashton 251; Kleiner, Rhodes, Series XIII; Price 2518; HGC 6, 1455. Toned, light earthen deposits. VF.


Estimate: 200 USD