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5661291.

KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.11 g, 6h). Pella mint. Struck circa 294-293 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet she holds in her right hand and cradling stylis in her left arm / BA-ΣIΛE-ΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident held aloft in his right hand, chlamys draped over extended left arm; monogram to left; to right, dolphin downward. Newell 67 (dies LVII/106); HGC 3, 1012e; SNG München 1042 (same dies). Attractive iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a little die wear on obverse, slight die shift and a few hairlines on reverse. Superb EF.