ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.92 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 205. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 1 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.92 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, sphinx seated left above monogram-in-circle; A below throne. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 15B var. (monogram not in circle; obv. die 24 [not recorded for series 15]); Price 2340 var. (monogram retrograde); HGC 6, 1132; Künker 333, lot 268 = Gorny & Mosch 233, lot 1320 (same rev. die). Lightly toned, underlying luster. EF. Extremely rare, only one other example published (the Gorny/Künker piece in CoinArchives).

It is likely that this monogram is actually the correct reading for the monogram of Price 2341. Price 2341 references Bauslaugh Series 15B, but incorrectly copies the monogram, omitting the horizontal line at the top of the M. Bauslaugh, in turn, forgot the circle around the monogram on his Series 15A, so it is likely that it was also erroneously omitted on his Series 15B. If that is the case, the monogram matches that found here. Unfortunately, the only example cited for Bauslaugh 15B is a coin in Milan that is unpublished.

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