Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 256
Julius Caesar, 49-44 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.88 g, 7 h), military mint moving with Caesar in Gallia Narbonensis or Hispania Citerior, 49-48. CAESAR Elephant walking right, trampling on horned serpent. Rev. Priestly implements: simpulum, aspergillum, securis with wolf's head at the top, and apex. Babelon (Julia) 9. Crawford 443/1. CRI 9. Sydenham 1006. Fresh and attractive. Light die rust on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.
From the James Knox Collection of Biblical relate... | 9 Dec 2023 | 1,900 CHF | |
Eid Mar Auctions GmbH - Auction 1, Lot 284
Roman Provincial
CILICIA. Anazarbus. Otacilia Severa, Augusta (244-249 AD.) AE Hexassarion (30mm, 18,93g.) Dated CY 263= 244/5 AD. ΩTAKЄIΛIA CЄOVHPA CЄB. Draped bust right, wearing stephane and set upon crescent. Rev. ANAZAPBOV MHTPOΠO / ЄT - ΓΞC. Eirene seated left on throne, holding sceptre and branch; helmet, cuirass, shield ,greaves and spear in exergue. Ziegler 1130; SNG BN 2114; SNG Levante 1493. Very Fine.
Estimate: 25 EUR
Starting price: 20 EUR... | 16 Dec 2023 | 20 EUR | |
cgb.fr - Internet Auction November 2023, Lot 214
ANTONINUS PIUS and MARCUS AURELIUS CAESAR
Type : Tétradrachme
Date : an 7
Mint name / Town : Alexandrie, Égypte
Metal : billon
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,15 g.
Rarity : R1
Obverse description : Buste lauré et drapé d'Antonin le Pieux à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière
Obverse legend : ANTwNINOS SEB EUSEB (Antoninws Sebastos Eusebhs)
Obverse translation : (Antonin Auguste Pieux)
Reverse description : Buste, tête nue, drapé, de Marc Aurèle César à droit... | 14 Nov 2023 | Unsold | |
Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2244
Cilicia, Celenderis.
Stater, circa 425-420, AR 19 mm, 10.71 g. Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing r. Rev. KEΛ Goat kneeling r., head l. Casabonne series 4. SNG von Aulock 5630 (these dies). SNG France 67. Boston, MFA 2114.
Of lovely style and with a pleasant old cabinet tone. Good very fine
From a Distinguished Swiss collection.
Estimate: 750 CHF... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Davissons, Ltd. - Auction 43, Lot 85
PHRYGIA. Laodicea ad Lycum. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Temp. Antoninus Pius, A.D. 138-161. Æ assarion. 5.17 gm. 21 mm. Po. Ailios Dionysios Sabinianos, magistrate. Struck circa A.D. 139-147. Draped bust of youthful Dionysos facing right, wearing ivy wreath; ΛΑΟΔΙΚEΩΝ / Ivy wreathed mask of Silenus looking up and to right, set upon cista mystica entwined by serpent; pair of cymbals hanging over pedum to left; ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝYCΙΟC. RPC IV Online 2114. BMC 96. SNG Copenhagen 532. Good Very Fine; hard gl... | 20 Mar 2024 | Unsold | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 667
Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.87 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Pietas seated left, holding patera and resting arm on small draped figure standing facing on basis / Gaius (Caligula) standing left, holding patera over altar; on either side, victimarius, holding bull for sacrifice, and attendant, holding patera; hexastyle, garlanded temple of Divus Augustus in background. RIC I 36; Elkins, Monuments Figure 70. Dark green and brown patina, smoothing. Good VF. The rever... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Kölner Münzkabinett - Auction 121, Lot 382
SYRIEN SELEUCIS ET PIERIA, ANTIOCHIA AM ORONTES
Titus Caesar, 69-79 n. Chr. AE-Semis Rom (für den Umlauf in Syrien) Vs.: T·CAES·IMP·TR·POT·, Kopf mit Lorbeerkranz n. r., Rs.: ANTI-OCHIA, Büste der Tyche mit Schleier und Mauerkrone n. r. McAlee 392 (scarce); RPC II 1997. 4.21 g. braune Patina, ss
ex Superior, Auktion vom 10.-12. Februar 1975, Los 2114
Estimate: 40 EUR... | 12 Apr 2024 | 46 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 146
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR 'Medallion' of 2 Shekels or Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.13 g, 9h). Local (Satrapal) mint in Babylon. Struck circa 325-323 BC. Archer, in Persian attire, drawing bow right; monogram to left / Elephant walking right; Ξ below. Price pp. 452–3 and pl. CLIX, I; F. Holt, Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (Berkeley, 2003), Appendix A, E/B 11 (dies 3/I) = M.J. Price, "Circulation at Babylon in 323 B.C." in Mnemata: Pape... | 9 Jan 2024 | 7,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 22
Kings of Macedon. Amphipolis. Kassander 306-297 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 307-297 BC
Tetradrachm AR
27 mm, 16,77 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, Λ above torch in left field, Δ beneath throne.
Good Very Fine... | 28 Jan 2024 | 300 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 11
Kings of Macedon. Amphipolis. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 307-297 BC
Tetradrachm AR
27 mm, 16,95 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, in left field, Λ above torch, HP monogram below throne.
Very Fine
Price 462.
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and military conqueror. Born in Pella, Macedonia, he was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympias. He inhe... | 10 Dec 2023 | 300 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 8
Kings of Macedon. Abydos. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4,29 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / 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, forepart of Pegasos to left; below throne, monogram of ΖΩ.
good very fine
Price 1505.
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and... | 17 Dec 2023 | 220 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 11
Kings of Macedon. Abydos. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC.
Drachm AR
18 mm, 4,26 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, scepter in left; monogram and forepart of Pegasos before.
Very Fine
Price 1506; Müller 609.
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and military conqueror. Born in Pella, Macedonia, he was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympias. He inherited a strong military trad... | 28 Jan 2024 | 95 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 16
Kings of Macedon. Abydos. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4,20 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; forepart of Pegasos to left in left field, [monogram] below throne.
Very Fine
Price 1505; Müller 610; ADM II Series II; SNG Copenhagen 891
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and military conqueror. Born in Pella, ... | 25 Feb 2024 | 110 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 18
Kings of Macedon. Amphipolis. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 307-297 B
Tetradrachm AR
25 mm, 17,09 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, in left field, Λ above torch, HP monogram below throne.
Very Fine
Price 462
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and military conqueror. Born in Pella, Macedonia, he was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympias. He inher... | 25 Feb 2024 | 240 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 48
Kings of Macedon. Tarsos. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC.
Bronze Æ
17 mm, 5,01 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; krykeion to right / AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOY, club and bow in quiver.; above kerykeion.
Nearly Extremely Fine
Price 3058.
Alexander the Great was a renowned ancient Macedonian king and military conqueror. Born in Pella, Macedonia, he was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympias. He inherited a strong military tradition and education from his father and the ph... | 28 Apr 2024 | 90 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 25
Kings of Thrace. Alexandria Troas. Macedonian. Lysimachos 305-281 BC.
Tetradrachm AR
26 mm, 17,05 g
Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield decorated with lion's head and holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right; ME monogram to left; ΘΕ monogram on throne.
Very Fine, scratch and chip at edge on revers
Thompson 156-8.
"Alexander already appears to us as a... | 10 Dec 2023 | 850 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 11
Kings of Macedon. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319 BC
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, filleted thyrsos in l... | 17 Dec 2023 | 280 EUR | |
Naville Numismatics Ltd. - Auction 86, Lot 183
Arabia, Kingdom of Ma'in (Minaia?) Uncertain mint Tetradrachm imitating Athens Circa 200-100 BC(?), AR 27.00 mm., 16.10 g.
Helmeted head of Athena r. Rev. Owl standing facing, [olive sprig and crescent] behind; South Arabian letters z and ['ayin] to r. Huth, 'Monetary Circulation in South West Arabia' in CKK, Al-Jawf Hoard 21; cf. Roma e72, 626 (hammer: GBP 2,200). cf. Roma e73, 527.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone and Very fine
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts e-sale 109, 2022, 480.
Martin Huth has argu... | 17 Dec 2023 | 900 GBP | |
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 226, Lot 302
Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm; Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC; Colophon(?), c. 200-190 BC, Tetradrachm, 16.81g. Price-1854 var. Obv: Head of Herakles r. in lion-skin headdress. Rx: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus enthroned l.; ΚΟΛ above KA in l. field, monogram under throne. The ΚΟΛ on the reverse here seems to clearly point to Colophon as the issuing city, but this intriguing piece differs from published examples in several ways: ΚΟΛ is, unsurprisingly, attested ... | 13 Feb 2024 | Unsold | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 179
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AV Stater. Byzantion, 305-281 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander to right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated to left, resting left arm on shield, transverse spear in background; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ crowned by Nike to left, monogram in left field, BY below throne, trident in exergue. Price -; Müller -, cf. 231 (tetradrachm with this monogram); Marinescu Issue 135, 453 (O174/R432); A. Zograph, The Tooapse Hoard, NC 1925, illustration on p.... | 21 Mar 2024 | 7,500 GBP | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 147
Cilicia. Tarsos. Mazaios, Satrap of Cilicia 361-334 BC.
Stater AR
25 mm, 10,97 g
Baaltars seated to left, holding grain ear, grape bunch, and lotus-tipped sceptre, aramaic legend to right / Lion bringing down stag to left; aramaic legend above.
Good Very Fine, Toned
Casabonne Series 3/1; SNG BnF 319 var. (obv. monogram); SNG Levante 110.
Mazaios was a Persian general and satrap who served under the Achaemenid Empire during the 4th century BC. He is best known for his role in the campaig... | 28 Apr 2024 | 220 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 53
KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. As Satrap, 323-305 BC. AR Tetrobol (14mm, 2.19 g, 3h). In the types of Philip II of Macedon, with the name of Alexander. Amphipolis mint. Struck under Kassander, circa 320-315 BC. Diademed head of Apollo right / Nude youth on horseback right; AΛEΞANΔPOY above; below, ΛY and forepart of lion right; [trident head in exergue]. Thompson –; Müller p. 39; Price 435; HGC 3, 1746 (this coin illustrated). Toned, porous, numerous cleaning scratches. Near VF. Very... | 15 Nov 2023 | 800 USD | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 793
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander I, 498-454 BC. Oktadrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 28.68 g, 10 h), circa 479-475. Horseman, wearing chlamys and petasos, holding two javelins and walking slowly to right behind bridled horse standing right; to upper left, crescent; on the flank of the horse, kerykeion brand. Rev. AΛE-ΝA-NΔ-PO around quadripartite square in relief; all within rectangular incuse. Asyut 152. Raymond group II, 54. SNG ANS 23. Very rare. An impressive piece of vigorous late Archaic style. Numerou... | 9 Dec 2023 | 6,500 CHF | |
Nomos AG - obolos 30, Lot 541
CILICIA. Aegeae. Caligula, 37-41. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 27 mm, 11.14 g, 12 h), under the magistrate Mi... , dated ΖΠ = 87 = 40/41. Diademed and draped bust of Alexander the Great to right. Rev. AIΓAIΩN THΣ IEΡAΣ KAI AΥTONOMOΥ / ZΠ / MI Bare head of Julius Caesar to right. RPC 4036. SNG Levante 1691. Very Rare. Attractively centered and with charming portraits of Alexander and Julius Caesar. Very fine.
The Cilician city of Aegeae (Greek: city of goats) was apparently of Macedonian foundation... | 17 Dec 2023 | 360 CHF | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 365
PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. Mazakes. Satrap of Mesopotamia, circa 331-323/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 16.90 g, 12h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with profile eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a pi-style palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left, small Θ-like symbol and MZDK (in Aramaic) to right. Le Rider, Alexander, pp. 214-9; Van Alfen, Owls, Group IVb, 91–4 (s... | 9 Jan 2024 | 2,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 10
Kings of Macedon. Aigai. Alexander I 498-454 BC.
Hemiobol AR
8 mm, 0,28 g
Spear head / Quadripartite incuse square.
Very Fine
Klein 119; SNG ANS 1003; SNG Copenhagen 464.
Ex Hirsch Auction 240, Lot 124.
Alexander, son of Amyntas I, was said to have married his sister to Persian general Bubares to conceal his involvement in a Persian embassy murder, as per Herodotus. However, this story is likely fictional, possibly invented by Herodotus during his time in Macedonia. It's more plausibl... | 10 Dec 2023 | 70 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 307
Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 222-235. Rome
Denarius AR
20 mm, 2,73 g
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / VESTA, Vesta standing to left, holding patera and transverse sceptre.
Extremely Fine
RIC IV 362 (Alexander); BMCRE 440 (Alexander); RSC 85.
Julia Mamaea, also known as Julia Avita Mamaea, was a prominent Roman woman who lived during the AD 3rd century. She was born into the Severan dynasty and was the daughter of Julia Maesa, a powerful matriarch and sister-in-law of Emperor... | 10 Dec 2023 | 89 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 311
Severus Alexander AD 222-235. Rome
Denarius AR
20 mm, 3,24 g
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, holding flower and lifting fold of dress.
Mint State
RIC 254.
Severus Alexander, whose full name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 222 to 235. He was born in AD 208 in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). Severus Alexander became emperor at the age of 13, following the assassination of Empero... | 10 Dec 2023 | 260 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 14
Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4,22 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, monograms in left field and below throne.
extremely fine
Price 2682.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus, born around 382 BC, emerged as a formidable Macedonian general and a key Diadoch, following Alexander the Great's death. Serving under Phili... | 17 Dec 2023 | 320 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 32
Seleukid Kingdom. Babylon. Seleukos I Nikator 312-281 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon
Tetradrachm AR
25 mm, 17,10 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, H in left field, monogram in wreath beneath throne.
.
Pric... | 17 Dec 2023 | 1,100 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30022
Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.55 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Posthumous issue of Alexandria, under Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap, ca. 312-310 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose below, wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, with long intersecting crest ends, bowl decorated with multiple coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, sty... | 8 Jan 2024 | 10,500 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31011
Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.61 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime issue of Tarsus, under Balacros or Menes, ca. 332/1-327 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose and over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long intersecting crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right, with star in center of coil / AΛEΞAN-ΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath upward in ... | 8 Jan 2024 | 15,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 21
Kings of Macedon. Kolophon. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC.
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4,19 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; lyre in left field, ΦIΛIΠΠOY to right.
Good Very Fine
Price P43.
Philipp III Arrhidaios became King of Macedonia from 323 to 317 BC after the death of Alexander the Great. Believed to be mentally unwell, his reign was mostly symbolic, controlled by powerful generals. Despite being considered a possible rival, there is questiona... | 28 Jan 2024 | 110 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 82
Seleukid Kingdom. Antioch on the Orontes. Alexander II Zabinas 128-122 BC.
Hemidrachm AR
12 mm, 2,03 g
Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ[ΡΟΥ], Nike standing to left, holding wreath and palm branch; monogram in inner left field.
Very Fine
SC 2224; HGC 9, 1157.
Alexander II Zabinas, a contender for the Seleucid throne in the 120s BC, emerged as a key figure in a complex web of political maneuvers. Initially, he gained recognition as the Seleucid ruler through support from the Egypt... | 28 Jan 2024 | 120 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 20
Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC
Bronze Æ
15 mm, 3,78 g
Macedonian shield with kerykeion on the boss / Macedonian helmet; kerykeion to left, rose to right.
Very Fine
Price 2604A.
Philipp III Arrhidaios became King of Macedonia from 323 to 317 BC after the death of Alexander the Great. Believed to be mentally unwell, his reign was mostly symbolic, controlled by powerful generals. Despite being considered a possible rival, ... | 25 Feb 2024 | 70 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 250
Severus Alexander AD 222-235. Rome
Sestertius Æ
31 mm, 19,92 g
IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / PONTIF MAX TR P II COS P P, Pax seated to left, holding branch and sceptre; SC in exergue.
Very Fine
RIC IV 402; BMCRE 106.
Severus Alexander, whose full name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 222 to 235. He was born in AD 208 in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). Severus Alexander became emperor at t... | 25 Feb 2024 | 220 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 203 | Silver, Lot 51
Kings of Macedon. Abydos. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. Struck in the name and types of Alexander III
Drachm AR
18 mm, 3,99 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated left on low throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, to left, head of Ammon right, ivy leaf below throne.
Very Fine
Price 1551; SNG Copenhagen 970.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus, born around 38... | 24 Mar 2024 | 85 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 52
Kings of Macedon. Uncertain mint in Macedon. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC.
Bronze Æ
14 mm, 2,63 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Horseman riding right; c/m: kerykeion in incuse circle.
Good Very Fine
Price P2.
Philipp III Arrhidaios became King of Macedonia from 323 to 317 BC after the death of Alexander the Great. Believed to be mentally unwell, his reign was mostly symbolic, controlled by powerful generals. Despite being considered a possible rival, there is ... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 53
Kings of Macedon. Lampsakos. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 310-301 BC.
Drachm AR
17 mm, 4,14 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ΟΥ], Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; amphora in left field, ME monogram below throne.
Very Fine
Price 1417; ADM II Series XIII.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus, born around 382 BC, emerged as a formidable Macedonian general and a key Diadoch, following Alexander the Great's death... | 28 Apr 2024 | 70 EUR | |
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Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 550, Lot 67
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.99 g, 3h). Tarsos mint, "officina A". Struck under Balakros or Menes, circa 333-327 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; below throne, pellet above strut. Price 2990; Newell, Tarsos, Series I, Group 1, 1 (obv. die II). In NGC encapsulation 4371968-015, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, graffito.
Ex Goldberg 96 (14 February 2017), lot 1588.
The earliest coinage o... | 15 Nov 2023 | 400 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 551, Lot 32
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.05 g, 10h). Tarsos mint, "officina A". Struck under Balakros or Menes, circa 333-327 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; below throne, pellet above strut. Price 2990; Newell, Tarsos, Series I, Group 1, 1, obv. die IV. Lightly toned, slightly off center, scratch in field on obverse, minor flan flaw on reverse. Good VF.
Ex La Galerie Numismatique IX (14 January 2007), lo... | 29 Nov 2023 | 900 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33034
Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.55 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, scuffs, die shift. Early posthumous issue of Sardes, ca. 323-319 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose, over left shoulder, and upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head... | 16 Jan 2024 | 7,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31009
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV distater (21mm, 17.15 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 1/5, repaired. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, 325-323 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls, upswept at temple, and flowing over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretch... | 8 Jan 2024 | 14,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 230
Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 222-235. Rome
Sestertius Æ
31 mm, 23,03 g
IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane / VENERI FELICI S C, Venus standing right, holding sceptre and Cupid.
Very Fine
RIC 694 (Sev. Alexander).
Julia Mamaea, also known as Julia Avita Mamaea, was a prominent Roman woman who lived during the AD 3rd century. She was born into the Severan dynasty and was the daughter of Julia Maesa, a powerful matriarch and sister-in-law of Emperor Septimius Severus.
Julia... | 28 Jan 2024 | 320 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 193 | Silver, Lot 231
Severus Alexander AD 222-235. Antioch
Denarius AR
18 mm, 3,22 g
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS PVBLICA ✶, Salus seated on throne to left, holding patera with her right, from which she feeds a serpent coiling up from an altar on her left.
Nearly Very Fine
RIC 298.
Severus Alexander, whose full name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 222 to 235. He was born in AD 208 in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon)... | 28 Jan 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 469
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.24 g, 6 h), struck under Nikokles. Paphos, circa 325-317. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress; in tiny letters, hidden within the lion's mane to left, ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings; to left, monogram of ΠΑΦ. Price 3118. Very rare and among the finest kno... | 24 Feb 2024 | 7,000 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 1275
PONTUS. Neocaesarea. Severus Alexander, 222-235. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 29 mm, 15.56 g, 12 h), CY 171 = 234/5. ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹЄ ΑΛЄΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΝЄΟΚΑΙϹΑ ΜΗΤΡ ΔΙϹ ΝЄΩΚ / ЄΤ ΡΟΑ Front view of two tetrastyle temples, each with a globe in the pediment. Price & Trell 249, fig. 178. RPC VI Online 30319 (temporary). Extremely rare, just two examples cited in RPC. Porosity, otherwise, very fine.
From an American collect... | 24 Feb 2024 | 50 CHF | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 22
Kings of Macedon. Lampsakos. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC.
Drachm AR
18 mm, 4,19 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; forepart of Pegasos to left in left field, monogram below throne.
Good Very Fine
Price 1393; Müller 605; SNG Copenhagen 885; SNG Berry 221.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus, born around 382 BC, emerged as a formidable Macedonian general and a key Diadoch, following Alexander the Great's... | 25 Feb 2024 | 130 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 32
Kings of Thrace. Byzantion. Macedonian. Lysimachos 305-281 BC.
Stater AV
19 mm, 8,62 g
Head of the deified Alexander the Great right, wearing diadem and horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, shield resting against base of throne; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΛΥΣΙMΑXOY to left, AP monogram to inner left.
Very Fine
Thompson -; cf. The New York Sale XXX, 9 January 2013, 80.
Lysimachos, a prominent figure in the Hellenistic era, had his origins as a Macedonian noble and a trusted general ... | 25 Feb 2024 | 4,400 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 171
Bithynia. Nikomedia. Severus Alexander AD 222-235.
Bronze Æ
20 mm, 5,33 g
Μ ΑΥΡ ΣΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΑΥΓ, draped, cuirassed and laureate bust right / ΝΙΚΟΜΕΔΕΩΝ ΔΙΣ ΝΕΩΚ, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Very Fine
SNG Copenhagen 574.
Severus Alexander, whose full name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus, was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 222 to 235. He was born in AD 208 in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon). Severus Alexander became emperor at the age of 13, fol... | 25 Feb 2024 | 90 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 464
Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 222-235. Rome
Sestertius Æ
30 mm, 18,46 g
IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right / FECVNDITAS AVGVSTAE S-C, Fecunditas standing left, holding cornucopia and extending hand to child standing right.
Very Fine
RIC IV 668 (Severus Alexander); BMC 920; Cohen 8.
Julia Mamaea, also known as Julia Avita Mamaea, was a prominent Roman woman who lived during the AD 3rd century. She was born into the Severan dynasty and was the daughter of Julia Maesa, a powerfu... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 16
KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Stater (Gold, 17 mm, 8.62 g, 12 h), Kolophon, struck under Philip III by Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319. Laureate head of Apollo to right, with the features of Alexander III 'the Great'. Rev. ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY Charioteer driving biga to right, holding reins in his left hand and goad in his right; below to right, tripod. Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Thompson, Philip, pl. VI, 12 (same dies). Le Rider pl. 93, 26. SNG Alpha Bank 260 (same dies). Removed from ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 26,000 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 2221
PAPHLAGONIA. Ionopolis. Julia Paula, Augusta, 219-220. Diassarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 8.45 g, 7 h). ΙΟΥ ΚΟΡ ΠΑΥΛΑ CΕΒ Draped bust of Julia Paula to left, holding poppy flower in her right hand. Rev. IΩNOΠΟΛITΩN The snake-god Glykon as a coiled serpent with human head to right. RPC VI online 30500 (this coin). Unique. Smoothed and repatinated, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Zeus E-Auction 25, 23 October 2022, 396 (misdescribed).
The reverse ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 220 CHF | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33045
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.28 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 315-294 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; Λ above race torch in left field, cantharus below throne. Price 468. Exquisite surfaces dra... | 16 Jan 2024 | 3,200 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30020
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.61 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime-early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 330-320 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls, another curl at temple, and two more over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, ... | 8 Jan 2024 | 10,000 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 12
Kings of Macedon. Amphipolis. Philip II of Macedon 359-336 BC. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 323-315 BC
Tetradrachm AR
24 mm, 14,29 g
Laureate head of Zeus right / ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, nude youth on horseback right, palm in right hand, reins in left; aphlaston (aplustre) below horse, Π with pellet below raised foreleg.
Beautiful, Toning, great Hellenistic Style, Good Extremely Fine.
Le Rider pl. 46, 18.
Alexander the Great, upon his ascension to the throne in 336 BC, ordered the minting of c... | 25 Feb 2024 | 2,000 EUR | |
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 227, Lot 280
Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC. Drachm; Macedonia, Alexander III The Great, 336-323 BC; 'Teos', c. 323-319 BC, Drachm, 4.09g. Price-2269 var. (monogram arrangement). Obv: Head of Alexander r. in lionskin headdress. Rx: Zeus enthroned l. holding eagle and scepter; Πο monogram in l. field, ΠY monogram under throne. Apparently unpublished with this monogram arrangement; Price cites both monograms in left field. Price's description however is perhaps merely an error; both the ANS a... | 14 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10135
Roman Imperial, Severus Alexander, Sestertius
Roman Imperial
Alexander Severus (222-235), Sestertius 231-235, Rome Mint
Obverse: laureate bust right
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Reverse: Spes walking to the left, holding a flower and raising skirt, S-C across fields
SPES PVBLICA
Diameter 31 mm, weight 22.70 g
Cesarstwo Rzymskie
Aleksander Sewer (222-235), Sesterc 231-235, mennica Rzym
Awers: popiersie cesarza w wieńcu laurowym w prawo
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG
Rewer: Spes krocząca w le... | 9 Mar 2024 | 17 EUR | |
Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki - Auction 13, Lot 10136
Roman Imperial, Severus Alexander, Sestertius
Roman Imperial
Alexander Severus (222-235), Sestertius 228, Rome Mint
Obverse: bust of the emperor in a laurel wreath facing right
IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Reverse: Mars helmeted walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand, S-C across the fields
P M TR P VII COS II P P
Diameter 29 mm, weight 16.95 g
Cesarstwo Rzymskie
Aleksander Sewer (222-235), Sesterc 228, mennica Rzym
Awers: popiersie w wieńcu laurowy... | 9 Mar 2024 | 24 EUR | |
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Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 209 | Silver, Lot 60
Kings of Thrace. Uncertain mint. Macedonian. Lysimachos 305-281 BC.
Bronze Æ
14 mm, 2,23 g
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / BAΣI / ΛYΣI in two lines within grain ear wreath.
Good Very Fine
SNG Copenhagen 1168-9.
Lysimachos, a prominent figure in the Hellenistic era, had his origins as a Macedonian noble and a trusted general in the ranks of Alexander the Great. His military career saw him play a pivotal role in some of Alexander's most significant campaigns, includin... | 28 Apr 2024 | 50 EUR | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 152
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.54 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; ... | 9 Jan 2024 | 22,500 USD | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 187 | Silver, Lot 24
Kings of Thrace. Ainos. Macedonian. Lysimachos 305-281 BC. Struck circa 305-281 BC
Tetradrachm AR
31 mm, 16,79 g
Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] ΛYΣIMAX[OY], Athena Nikephoros seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield decorated with lion's head and holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right; enthroned cult image before; goat's head before knee to right.
Extremely Fine
Mueller 116.
Lysimachus, born around 361/360 BC i... | 10 Dec 2023 | 1,400 EUR | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 188 | Black, Lot 7
Kings of Macedon. Pella. Philip II of Macedon 359-336 BC. struck under Philip II or Alexander III, circa 340-328
1/4 Stater AV
11 mm, 2,15 g
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY, bow above club to left; below, trident head to left.
extremely fine
Le Rider 81; HGC 3.1, 851.
Philip II was the King of Macedonia from 359 to 336 BC and the father of Alexander the Great. Through decades of military campaigns against Illyrians, Thracians, and Greek city-states, he t... | 17 Dec 2023 | 1,400 EUR | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31069
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Alexander (AD 912-913). AV solidus (22mm, 4.42 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Constantinople. + IhS XRS RЄX-RЄϚNANTIЧm, full figure of Christ seated facing on curved lyre-like backed throne, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, and colobium, right hand raised in benediction, book of Gospels on left knee / + ALEXAhd-ROS AЧϚЧStOS ROM', Alexander (on left), standing facing, wearing crown, loros, and divitision decorated with cross and four pellets, globus cruciger in right hand, left hand outst... | 8 Jan 2024 | 75,000 USD | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 530
MACEDON (ROMAN PROVINCE). Aesillas, quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 15.26 g, 12 h), uncertain mint in Macedon. MAKE[ΔONΩN] Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear; behind to left, Θ. Rev. AESILLAS / Q Money chest, club, and chair; all within laurel wreath. AMNG III/1 72.223. HGC 3, 1110. Lightly toned. A few light scratches and minor porosity, otherwise, very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
This extremely common issu... | 24 Feb 2024 | 320 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 2215
Severus Alexander, 222-235. As (Copper, 29 mm, 10.38 g, 12 h), Rome, 229. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. LIBERALITAS AVGVSTI IIII / S C Severus Alexander togate, seated left on platform, extending his right hand and holding roll in his left; behind to right, officer standing left; to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding counting-board in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; at foot of platform, citize... | 24 Feb 2024 | 122 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 29, Lot 2751
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Weight of 1 Tetradrachm (Lead, 27 mm, 17.88 g, 12 h). AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right. 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. Somewhat rough, otherwise, good fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
This interesting... | 24 Feb 2024 | 130 CHF | |
Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG - Online Auction 198 | Silver, Lot 13
Kings of Macedon. Pella. Philip II of Macedon 359-336 BC. Struck under Philip II or Alexander III, circa 340/36-328 BC
Stater AV
18 mm, 8,49 g
Laureate head of Apollo right / [Φ]IΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga to right; trident below horses.
Very Fine
Le Rider -; HGC 3.1, 846.
Philip II of Macedon was a significant figure in ancient history, ruling Macedonia from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He belonged to the Argead dynasty and was the... | 25 Feb 2024 | 2,400 EUR | |
Astarte S.A. - Web Auction 4, Lot 222
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Sestertius (Bronze, 30 mm, 20.70 g), Roma. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. SPES PVBLICA / S - C Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with left .BMC 902. RIC 648. Cohen 548. Brown patina, Very Fine.
Starting price: 70 CHF... | 7 Apr 2024 | 75 CHF | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - CSNS Signature Sale 3115, Lot 31016
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.62 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, light marks. Lifetime issue of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, ca. 332-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls and loose over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wre... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 146, Lot 2211
Pergamum.
Stater circa 334-332, AV 17 mm, 8.60 g. Head of deified Alexander the Great r., wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Facing Palladium, wearing calathus on head and holding lance in upraised r. hand and shield on l. arm; in lower l. field, helmet. de Luynes 2493. de Callataÿ, Stateres 2j (this coin illustrated). von Fritze, Pergamon pl. I, 7. Gulbenkian 699. SNG France 1557.
Extremely rare and among the finest specimens known. A very attractive
portrait of fine Hellenistic st... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Numismatica Ars Classica - Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA, Lot 1136
The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander.
Description
Sestertius, Roma circa 225, Æ 34 mm, 27.51 g. SALL BARBIA – ORBIANA AVG Diademed and draped bust r. Rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM S. Alexander and Orbiana clasping hands; below, S C.
Reference
C 6
BMC S. Alexander 299
RIC S. Alexander 657
Condition
Very rare and in unusually fine condition for this difficult issue. An obverse turquoise patina of enchanting bea... | 8 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 140
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.53 g, 12h). In the types of Philip II. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Apollo right, with the features of Alexander III, wearing laurel wreath / ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast biga right; tripod below. Thompson, Philip 12 = Jameson 978 = Kunstfreund 232 = Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90, 16 and pl. 93, 26; SNG ANS 309; ... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Auction 126, Lot 995
Alexander. 912-913. AV Solidus (21.5mm, 4.35 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing on suppedion, nimbate, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels / Crowned facing figure of Alexander, wearing loros decorated with a cross at end and holding globus cruciger, being crowned by St. Alexander, to right, holding cross. DOC 2; Füeg 2.A; SB 1737. Toned, a couple light scratches. EF. Very rare.
From the Family of Constantine Collection, assembled with guidance by Rol... | 28 May 2024 | Upcoming
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Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 367
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 15.75 g, 1h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny Δ in scales / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right; to right, monogram, Corinthan helmet right, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. CPE 70; Svoronos 164; Zer... | 9 Jan 2024 | 3,500 USD | |
Classical Numismatic Group - Triton XXVII, Lot 368
PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter. As satrap, 323-305/4 BC, or king, 305/4-282 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.77 g, 11h). Ptolemaic standard. In the name of Alexander III of Macedon. Alexandreia mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing elephant skin, aegis around neck with tiny Δ in scales / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and wearing shield on extended left arm; to right, helmet, ΔI, and eagle stan... | 9 Jan 2024 | 2,250 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3114, Lot 33174
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (305/4-282 BC). AR stater or tetradrachm (27mm, 17.09 gm, 11h). NGC AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Attic standard, Alexandria, struck in the name of Alexander III the Great, ca. 312/11-306 BC, obverse die signed by the artist Δ. Diademed head of Alexander III right, wearing elephant headdress, mitra, and scaly aegis tied before neck; small Δ (artist's signature) to the right of the elephant's ear in the scales, dotted border / AΛEΞΑΝΔPOY, Athena advancing ... | 16 Jan 2024 | 15,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 30056
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PTOLEMAIC EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter (323-282 BC). AV tetarte (1/10 trichryson) or triobol (hemidrachm) (12mm, 1.79 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5, edge scuff. Alexandria, ca. 294-285 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis tied around neck / ΠTOΛEMAIOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings spread; MY monogram in left field. CPE 155. Svoronos 200. Solidly struck from fresh, sculptural dies. Only one of three tetartes to receive the star designation for superior eye a... | 8 Jan 2024 | 13,000 USD | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - NYINC Signature Sale 3113, Lot 31058
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Severus Alexander (AD 222-235). AV aureus (20mm, 6.66 gm, 6h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV-ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of youthful Severus Alexander right, seen from front / P M TR P C-OS P P, Jupiter standing facing, head left, nude but for chlamys hanging behind, thunderbolt in right hand, scepter in left. Calicó 3080. RIC IV.II 4. Cohen 203. Biaggi 1318. Delicately minted from pristine dies on a vibrantly lustrous, gleaming flan.
From The ... | 8 Jan 2024 | 10,000 USD | |
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Roma Numismatics Ltd - Auction XXX, Lot 510
Domitius Alexander (usurper) Æ 23mm. Carthage, AD 308-311. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head to right / GLORIA EXERCITVS KART, Alexander on horseback to right, raising right hand; PK in exergue. RIC VI 66 var. (rev. legend break); BM 1862,0415.18 var. (same); Roma E-Sale 7, 1212. 4.48g, 23mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine; some details enhanced, somewhat smoothed. Extremely Rare.
Acquired from Ingemar Wallin Utvekling AB (Sweden), November 2018.
The usurper L. Domitius Alexander (Alexander of Carth... | 21 Mar 2024 | 2,200 GBP | |
Heritage World Coin Auctions - Hong Kong Signature Sale 3111, Lot 36008
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (17mm, 8.54 gm, 4h). NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5, scuffs. Lifetime issue of Tyre, dated Regnal Year 23 of Azemilkos (327/6 BC). Head of Athena right, hair flowing in loose waves, wearing pearl necklace and triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, bowl decorated with griffin leaping right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; aleph (Phoenician) b... | 9 Dec 2023 | 3,300 USD | |
Heritage Auctions Europe / MPO Auctions - Auction 80, Lot 3926
Roman Imperial Coinage - Severus Alexander (222-235) - Cilicia / Mallus - AE40 Medallion (28.52g) - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Severus Alexander standing left holding sceptre, offering statuette of Marsyas to Tyche of Mallus Colonia, standing right and holding cornucopiae, to right Amphilochus standing right, crowning Alexander, pair of oxen to right (cf. SNG Levante 1288) - a.VF, a very rare and unusual issue (cf. CNG 69, 1106 and G. Hirsch 352, 3081, same dies)
Starting pri... | 13 Nov 2023 | 200 EUR | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3977
Diva Julia Maesa, died 224/5. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.15 g, 6 h), Rome, struck under Severus Alexander, 225. DIVA MAESA AVG Draped bust of Diva Julia Maesa to right. Rev. CONSECRATIO Diva Julia Maesa, veiled and with fold of drapery floating around her head, holding short scepter in her right hand and reclining left on peacock flying to right. BMC 217 (Severus Alexander). Cohen 3. RIC 378 (Severus Alexander). Very rare. Some die wear on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.
Starti... | 9 Dec 2023 | 1,500 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3978
Severus Alexander, as Caesar, 221-222. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.44 g, 12 h), Rome. M AVR ALEXANDER CAES Bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right, seen from behind. Rev. PIETAS AVG Lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and aspergillum. BMC 266. Cohen 198. RIC 3. Rare and nicely toned. Good very fine.
From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex Solidus E-Auction 128, 8 July 2023, 4722.
Starting price: 75 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 320 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3979
Severus Alexander, as Caesar, 221-222. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 2.51 g, 6 h), Rome. M AVR ALEXANDER CAES Bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right, seen from behind. Rev. PIETAS AVG Lituus, knife, jug, simpulum and aspergillum. BMC 266. Cohen 198. RIC 3. Rare. Light porosity and a couple of faint scratches, otherwise, very fine.
From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, ex N&N London E-Auction 11, 14 January 2023, 327.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 160 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3980
Severus Alexander, as Caesar, 221-222. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.17 g, 1 h), Rome, struck under Elagabalus, 221. M AVR ALEXANDER CAES Bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right, seen from behind. Rev. INDVLGENTIA AVG Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. BMC 264. Cohen 65. RIC 2. Thirion 492. Rare. Porous and struck from a worn reverse die, otherwise, about very fine.
From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus, priva... | 9 Dec 2023 | 200 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3988
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 24 mm, 8.86 g, 11 h), Rome, 225. IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right, seen from behind. Rev. IOVI VLTORI / S C Jupiter seated on high-backed throne left, holding Victory in his right hand and scepter in his left. BMC 241. Cohen 100. RIC 561. Somewhat smoothed and with a minor flan crack, otherwise, very fine.
From the Jay Smith Collection of coins of Elagabalus.
Starting price: ... | 9 Dec 2023 | 75 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3990
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.73 g, 5 h), Rome, 228. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. VIRTVS AVG Severus Alexander, laureate and in the guise of Romulus, walking right, holding spear in his right hand and trophy over his left shoulder. BMC 522. Cohen 584. RIC 224. Lustrous and fresh. The reverse a bit weak, otherwise, virtually as struck.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 220 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3993
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 26.65 g, 12 h), Rome, 230. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI / S - C Victory standing right, inscribing VOT / X in two lines on shield set on trunk of palm tree. BMC 643. Cohen 567. RIC 616. Smoothed and somewhat tooled, otherwise, good very fine.
Ex Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 4611, previously from an old Swiss collection and fr... | 9 Dec 2023 | 362 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3994
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 22.39 g, 12 h), Rome, 230. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI / S - C Victory standing right, inscribing VOT / X in two lines on shield set on trunk of palm tree. BMC 643. Cohen 567. RIC 616. An attractive example with lovely green patina. Light corrosion, otherwise, very fine.
Starting price: 75 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 110 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3995
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.87 g, 12 h), Rome, 231. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. P M TR P VIIII COS III P P Sol standing front, nude but for chlamys, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding scepter in his left. BMC 623. Cohen 388. RIC 101. Minor edge crack and with a few light deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 85 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3996
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 3.31 g, 7 h), Rome, 231. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. P M TR P X COS III P P Sol standing front, head to left, raising right hand and holding globe in left. BMC 807. Cohen 411. RIC 109. Struck from a slightly worn obverse die, otherwise, extremely fine.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 60 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3997
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.00 g, 1 h), Rome, 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. IOVI PROPVGNATORI Jupiter standing front, head to right, nude but for chlamys, preparing to throw thunderbolt held in his right hand, and holding eagle in left. BMC 825. Cohen 84. RIC 239. Well centered on a broad flan, and sharply struck from fresh dies. Good extremely fine.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 160 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3998
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.89 g, 1 h), Rome, 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG Providentia standing front, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and anchor in her left. BMC 813. Cohen 508. RIC 252. Tiny metal problems, otherwise, virtually as struck.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 70 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 3999
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 2.89 g, 12 h), Rome, 232. MP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. MARS VLTOR Mars advancing right, holding spear in his right hand and shield in his left. BMC 837. Cohen 161. RIC 246. Sharply struck on a broad flan. Light deposits, otherwise, virtually as struck.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 130 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 4001
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 2.82 g, 6 h), Rome, 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. SPES PVBLICA Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. BMC 896. Cohen 543. RIC 254. Well centered and sharp. Good extremely fine.
Starting price: 50 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 120 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 4002
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 2.98 g, 6 h), Rome, 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. SPES PVBLICA Spes advancing left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. BMC 896. Cohen 543. RIC 254. Somewhat porous and rough, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of Mark Gibbons, Newcastle, ex N&N London E-Auction 20, 29 July 2023, 638.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 45 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 4003
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 20 mm, 2.91 g, 7 h), Rome, 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate head of Severus Alexander to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. PROVIDENTIA AVG Annona standing front, head to left, holding grain ears over modius in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. BMC 875. Cohen 501 var. (bust draped). RIC 250. Light porosity, otherwise, good very fine.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 75 CHF | |
Leu Numismatik AG - Web Auction 28, Lot 4004
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.22 g, 6 h), Rome, 233. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. P M TR P XII COS III P P Sol advancing left, raising his right hand in salute and holding whip in his left. BMC 930. Cohen 440. RIC 120. Light deposits, otherwise, good extremely fine.
Starting price: 25 CHF... | 9 Dec 2023 | 150 CHF | |
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Nomos AG - obolos 30, Lot 665
Severus Alexander, 222-235. Denarius (Silver, 20.5 mm, 3.60 g, 12 h), Rome, 234. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG Laureate, lightly bearded, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right. Rev. P M TR P XIII COS III P P Sol advancing left, raising his right hand and holding whip in left. BMC 950-2. Cohen 448. RIC 123. Sharp and lustrous. Good extremely fine.
From a collection in USA.
Starting price: 100 CHF... | 17 Dec 2023 | 110 CHF | |
