Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4006 Session 13 (2.30pm Thu 27th March) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120
THRACE-MACEDON UNDER MITHRADATES VI OF PONTUS, in name of Alexander III, (125-65 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.19 g), Odessus mint, posthumous issue struck 100-72 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **QE in left field, under throne **HDO monogram, to right **[B]ASILEWS, to left **[A]LEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price 1181, BMC 1181a-c, SNG Cop. 723-4, Muller 419). Cleaned, surface roughness, otherwise very fine and rare.
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