KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 17.05 g, 3h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Near EF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 163. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31.5mm, 17.05 g, 3h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, right foot propped on rock, holding trident in left hand, right arm resting on leg; monograms to outer left and right. Newell 124 (obv. die CXXII); HGC 3, 1014b; Hirsch 1113 (same obv. die); Hunt Sale II 389 (this coin). Old collection tone, with areas of iridescence. Near EF. Well-detailed figure of Poseidon.

Ex Edward J. Waddell inventory 45780 (ND; his ticket included); Leu 61 (17 May 1995), lot 110; Classical Numismatic Review XV.4 (4th Quarter 1990), no. 17; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 389; Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 120.


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.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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