Details
LOT 2674
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sardeis mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [AΛΕ]ΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; torch in left field, monogram beneath throne. Price 2565; ADM I Series X. Near Very Fine.(4.07gr, 16mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Bristol gentleman.
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