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LOT 3435
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. Struck circa 323-319 BC. Miletos mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, bow in bow-case above club; below, grain ear. Price 2102; SNG Copenhagen 1054; Müller 569; HGC 3.1, 950a. Very Fine.(5.58mm, 18mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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