MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Demetrius I Poliorcetes (306-283 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 17.16 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 3/5. Uncertain Macedonian mint, ca. 289 BC. Diademed head of Demetrius I right, with bull's horn / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon, nude, standing left, grounded trident in left hand, leaning with right arm on leg with right foot on rock; prow right in outer left field, Φ in inner right field. Newell 138. HCG 3, 1014c. Fiery red-orange toning on bright flan. From the Penn Collection. Ex. Superior, private sale (3 January 1996)
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Price realized | 9'750 USD |
Starting price | 2'500 USD |
Estimate | 5'000 USD |