Heritage Auctions

Weekly Auction 231920  –  17 May 2019

Heritage Auctions, Weekly Auction 231920

Ancient and World Coins

Fr, 17.05.2019, from 3:00 AM CEST
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 16.97 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5. Late lifetime or early posthumous issue of 'Babylon', ca. 325-323 BC. Head of Heracles wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus enthroned left, left leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Nike right above M in left field, monogram in the form of a trident head below strut. Price 3678. Very rare - only one example in sales archives with the royal title on the flan.

HID09801242017

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Price realized 500 USD
Starting price 150 USD
Estimate 300 USD
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