WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 5 MAY 2018

Coins 347 Ancient Greece. Macedonia, Philip II, 359-336 BC, gold stater. Laureate head of apollo. Reverse: biga with trident below. Seaby 6663, good very fine. Philip II, known as Philip of Macedon, (382 BC—336, 18th king of Macedonia (359–336 BC), who restored internal peace to his country and by 339 had gained domination over all of Greece by military and diplomatic means, thus laying the foundations for its expansion under his son Alexander III the Great. Estimate €1,200-€1,500 approx (£1,050-£1,310 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 347 348 Ancient Greece: Pontus, Mithrates VI, Eupator Dionysius, circa 120-163 BC, gold stater Obverse: Alexander The Great. Reverse: Athena seated left, KAA below throne, trident in exergue, mint of the city of Kallatis, a colony of Pontus. Seaby 1661, very fine. Provenance: From a hoard found in 1993 in Romania. Mithridates VI or Mithradates VI, 135–63 BC, also known as Mithradates the Great and Eupator Dionysius, was king of Pontus and Armenia Minor in northern Anatolia from about 120–63 BC. Estimate €800-€1,000 approx (£700-£870 approx.) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 348