265, Lot: 38. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.41 g, 9h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 336-333/26 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth on horseback right, holding palm; janiform head below horse’s foreleg. Cf. Le Rider 281 (D135/R-; uncertain rev. die); SNG ANS 510-20. Good VF, test cut on reverse, graffiti on cheek and in reverse fields.