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Weekly Auction 232303  –  19 - 20 January 2023

Heritage Auctions, Weekly Auction 232303

Ancient and World Coins

Th, 19.01.2023, from 2:00 AM CET
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.09 gm, 10h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5. Late lifetime-early posthumous issue of Aradus, under Ptolemy I as satrap, ca. 330-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; AP monogram in left field. Price 3426 (Byblus). Wonderful example boldly struck from highly artistic and high relief dies, on a beautifully toned flan. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, web shop purchase (January 2021), inventory number 864482, with old dealer's tag HID09801242017 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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Starting price 78 USD
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