Details
LOT 2680
Kingdom of Macedon, Kassander AE 19mm. 305-298 BC.
Pella or Amphipolis mint. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin / BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣANΔPOY, rider on horseback to right, raising right hand in salute; ΔI to right, monogram of ΠΥ below. HGC 3, 992; SNG Alpha Bank 903. Very Fine.(7.53gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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