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Details
LOT 9254625
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm 359-336 B.C. Amphipolis mint. Posthumous issue. Struck under Kassander, circa 316-314 BC.
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠOΥ, nude youth, holding palm frond, on horseback to right; aplustre below, pellet-in-Π beneath raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323-5; SNG ANS 738-46. NGC graded AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 Fine Style (#8221307-001).(Slab: 62 grams, 85 x 60mm).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex County Durham collector.
Ex private collection, UK.
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LOT 9254625
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip II AR Tetradrachm
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,310 - 3,470 (for guidance only)$2,680 - 4,020 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,157; USD 1,340) +BP*
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