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LOT 2672
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, legs spread, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of ΔΗ in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Near Very Fine.(3.92gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Bristol gentleman.
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