Details
LOT 2670
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, 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, uncertain monogram in left field. Cf. Price 3424 (Arados; tetradrachm). Good Fine.(4.06gr, 17mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Bristol gentleman.
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