Silver & Bronze
Lot 2496 SESSION 12 (9.30AM THURSDAY 1ST AUG) Silver & Bronze
Estimate $4,000
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MACEDON, King of, Demetrios I Poliorketes, (306-283 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), uncertain Macedonian mint, issued c.290 B.C., obv. diademed and horned head of Demetrios to right, rev. Poseidon seated to left on rock, holding aplustre in extended right hand, trident in left hand, M in inner left field, on right, **BASILEWS*, on left side **DHMHTRIOU*, dotted border, (S.6763, Newell 135 [dies CXXXII/275], cf.Gabler AMNG III, 13, Jameson 1006, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Munich -). Reverse slightly double struck, extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 124, lot 3000. Previously Triton VIII, 11th January 2005 (lot 184). With ticket.
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