Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3178 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
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SOLD $600
MACEDON, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.350 grams), Amphipolis III mint, issued c. 323/2-315 B.C., obv. head of Zeus laureate to right, dotted border, rev. naked youth or small man (Philip II), on horseback to right, aplustre below, and **P.* below right, above **FILIP POU*, (cf.S.6683, Le Rider Pl.46, 18, [Pl.46, p.124], SNG ANS 740 [similar dies]). Slightly off centred on the obverse with two cuts on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex George Tuck Pittman, USA, Collection.
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