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Weekly Auction 232234  –  25 - 26 August 2022

Heritage Auctions, Weekly Auction 232234

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 25.08.2022, from 2:00 AM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 26.08.2022, from 2:00 AM CEST
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (25mm, 16.94 gm, 2h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, scratches. Late lifetime-early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 325-323/2 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on dotted ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Athena Promachus standing right in left field. Price 109. Captivating portrait of Heracles and execution of Zeus of reverse.

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