Details
LOT 2675
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Half Unit. 336-323 BC.
Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of male to right, wearing tainia / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, horse prancing to right; HP monogram below. Price 369. Near Very Fine.(4.68gr, 17mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 12, 1 November 2014, lot 847.
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