432, Lot: 120. Estimate $150. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. Mazakes. Satrap of Mesopotamia, circa 331-323/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (20.5mm, 17.09 g, 9h). Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right, with profile eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent to left. Le Rider,
Alexander, pp. 214-9; Van Alfen,
Owls, Group IIIa, 77 (same rev. die); CNG 108, lot 384; CNG 106, lot 517. VF, a bit off center, deposits. Very rare.