KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.18 g, 6h). Thebes mint. Struck circa 290 BC.CNG Feature Auction 120 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.18 g, 6h). Thebes mint. Struck circa 290 BC. Diademed and horned head right / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, foot on rock, holding trident; monogram-in-circle between legs. Cf. Newell 139-40 (tetradrachm and hemidrachm); cf. HGC 3, 1017; Gorny 147, lot 1392. Lightly toned, a little die wear on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. Good VF. Very rare denomination for portrait issue, unlisted for this mint; only the Gorny example in CoinArchives. |