Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4292 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $360
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.83 g), uncertain Pamphylian mint, posthumous issue 220-180 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, plain in left field and below throne, to right **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, cf.Price 2982, cf.Mektepini hoard No.720, Muller -). Lightly toned, very fine/good very fine, rare.
Ex I.S. Wright, Sydney, March 18, 2003.
The coin is very similar in style to the plain tetradrachm as found in the Mektepini hoard No.720 (illustrated on Pl.29) and those examples of very similar weight.
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Lot 4290
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Estimate $400
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MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.20 g), Byblos mint, issued 330-320 ...
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