MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.20 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; ivy leaf in left field. Price 23. Peculiar to Amphipolis, one die cutter used artistic license to produce some obverse portraits with a distinctive leopard spot pattern on the lion headdress. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Price realized | 4'600 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |