Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 4421 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
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MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.226 grams), Mesembria mint, issued c.175-125 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **BASILEW[S]* to right, **ALEXANDROU* to left, Corinthian helmet to right above **DA* in left field, monogram A/**PO* under throne, (cf.S.6713, Price 1059, BMC 1059, M.480, Karayotov type 67 No.548-551 [same obverse die]), Large flan, sharp eye, very fine and very scarce, the reverse die unpublished.
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Lot 4419
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Lot 4420
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MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.226 grams), Mesembria mint, issued c.175-125 ...
Estimate $350
Lot 4422
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.202 grams), Mesembria mint, issued c.125-65 ...
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Lot 4423
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.748 grams), Rhodes mint, issued c.201-190 ...
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