KINGS of PERGAMON. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 17.12 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Struck circa 269/8-263 BC. Good VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 233. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of PERGAMON. Philetairos. 282-263 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.98 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Struck circa 269/8-263 BC. Diademed head right / ΦIΛETAIPOY, Athena enthroned left, right hand resting on shield set at her feet, left elbow resting on small sphinx seated right; transverse spear in background, ivy leaf above knee, monogram on throne, bow to right. Westermark Group II, dies IX/7; SNG BN 1603–5 (Eumenes I); SNG von Aulock 1353–4; McClean 7672 (same obv. die); G. Hirsch XIX, lot 170 (same dies). Toned, with some iridescence. Good VF.

From the Columbus Collection. Ex New York Sale II (2 December 1999), lot 97.

The eunuch Philetairos played a canny “game of thrones” in the years following the death of Alexander the Great. Entrusted with an immense treasure in the fortress city of Pergamon by Lysimachos of Thrace, Philetairos soon switched his allegiance to Lysimachos' rival Seleukos I in return for a promise of autonomy within his own realm. Seleukos defeated and killed Lysimachos at Kauropedion in 281 BC, but was assassinated himself soon thereafter. The Pergamene Kingdom officially broke from the Seleukid realm a few years later.

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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