EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Artaxerxes III Okhos. As Pharaoh of Egypt, 343/2-338/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 16.61 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 334. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 7 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Achaemenid Province. Artaxerxes III Okhos. As Pharaoh of Egypt, 343/2-338/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21.5mm, 16.61 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Head of Athena right, with profile eye, wearing earring and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive spray and crescent above ZHK (in Aramaic); to right, two-line script of uncertain type. Van Alfen Type IVa, 10 var. (unlisted dies); Price, More 154; L. Anderson & van Alfen 43 (same dies); CNG E-466, lot 232 (same rev. die). Lightly toned, trace deposits, bankers’ marks, test cut on reverse. VF. Very rare, and comparable to the CNG E-466, lot 232 coin that hammered at $6500.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Nilus Coins.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 19 September at 2 PM ET.

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