KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.46 g, 7h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 611
Lot: 150. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Bronze

Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. Æ (19mm, 5.46 g, 7h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Head of the hero Perseus right, wearing winged Phrygian helmet; harpa to right / Eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; ΠEP monogram to left, A and HΓ monogram below. AMNG III/2, 8 var. (monograms); HGC 3, 1099; SNG München 1206; Dow, ACTTB, p. 100 (this coin). Red-brown patina, some light roughness. Good VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection, purchased from Den of Antuquity.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2026 at 10:49:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.