MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.13 g, 8h). Attic standard. EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 137. Estimated: $ 10 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 13 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 470-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 17.13 g, 8h). Attic standard. Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; in exergue, fish left / AKA-N-ΘIO-N in shallow incuse around quadripartite square in relief. Desneux 96 var. (unlisted dies); AMNG III/2, 21; HGC 3, 385; Weber 1863. Light iridescent tone. EF. Well struck.

From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Long Valley River Collection (Roma XX, 29 October 2020), lot 119 (hammer £18,000); Numismatica Ars Classica 77 (26 May 2014), lot 26; David Walsh Collection; Giessener Münzhandlung 96 (7 June 1999), lot 93.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session One – Lot 1-337 will be held Tuesday morning, 9 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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