Details
LOT 3012
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AE Unit. 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ between bow in quiver and club; uncertain control. Cf. Price 2110 (monogram). Good Fine.(5.75gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Parthenon Gallery and Coincraft, London, UK, 1990s-2000s.
Property of a North London, UK, private collector.
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