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LOT 3105
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos, circa 323-317 BC. Uncertain mint in Cilicia. In the name and types of Alexander III.
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on high-backed 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; wreath in left field, ΔI beneath throne. Price 2949 [Side(?)]; Müller 550. Extremely Fine. Lustrous metal; gold iridescence around the devices.(17.17gr, 26mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 3105
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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