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3x Ancient Drachm Coins, consisting of: Massalia silver drachm, (a city in southern Gaul founded by Greek colonists from Phocaea circa 600BC, modern-day Marseille), (coin 200-150BC) 2.55g, obv. diademed & draped bust of Artemis right, bow & quiver at her shoulder, rev. lion standing right, MAΣΣA above & ΛIHTΩN in ex., E below lion's front legs & monogram below rear legs; very well struck, Near Extremely Fine; Seleukid Kingdom silver drachm, 3.77g, Alexander I (Balas), 150-145BC, silver drachm, obv. diademed head of Alexander right, rev. naked Apollo seated left on omphalos (the sacred stone of Apollo at Delphi), BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right & ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left; Fine; together with, Claudius (AD41-54) Alexandria billon tetradrachm, 11.84g, obv. ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ laureate head of Claudius right, LΔ (regnal year 4) in field; rev. ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messaline standing left resting on column and holding two small figures on extended right, hand and ears of corn in left, (Sear 1869, var.); Fine
Estimate: 120 - 160 GBP
3x Ancient Drachm Coins, consisting of: Massalia silver drachm, (a city in southern Gaul founded by Greek colonists from Phocaea circa 600BC, modern-day Marseille), (coin 200-150BC) 2.55g, obv. diademed & draped bust of Artemis right, bow & quiver at her shoulder, rev. lion standing right, MAΣΣA above & ΛIHTΩN in ex., E below lion's front legs & monogram below rear legs; very well struck, Near Extremely Fine; Seleukid Kingdom silver drachm, 3.77g, Alexander I (Balas), 150-145BC, silver drachm, obv. diademed head of Alexander right, rev. naked Apollo seated left on omphalos (the sacred stone of Apollo at Delphi), BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right & ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left; Fine; together with, Claudius (AD41-54) Alexandria billon tetradrachm, 11.84g, obv. ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙ ΑΥΤΟΚΡ laureate head of Claudius right, LΔ (regnal year 4) in field; rev. ΜΕΣΣΑΛΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑΣ, Messaline standing left resting on column and holding two small figures on extended right, hand and ears of corn in left, (Sear 1869, var.); Fine
Estimate: 120 - 160 GBP