Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 1605 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $380
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.01 g), 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.553-581 [same obverse die]). Large flan, sharp eye, good very fine minor surface roughness.
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Lot 1603
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.78 g), possibly Alexandria Troas mint, issued ...
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Lot 1604
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.93 g), Amphipolis mint, issued c.332-326 ...
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Lot 1605 This lot
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.01 g), Mesembria mint, issued c.175-125 ...
Estimate $400
Lot 1606
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.39 g), Odessus mint, issued c.125-70 ...
Estimate $450
Lot 1607
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.81 g), Babylon mint, issued c.317-311 ...
Estimate $200