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LOT 2905
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Abydos mint; struck under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, 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; to left, tunny fish upwards; monogram of ΔΥ beneath throne. Price 1513. Near Very Fine.(4.13gr, 17mm, 3h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK private collection.
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LOT 2905
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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