★ A rare tetradrachm from Alexandreia ★

TROAS. Alexandreia. Circa 164-65 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 36 mm, 14.61 g, 1 h), CY 141 = 172/1 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to left. Rev. AΠΟΛΛΩNOΣ - ZMIΘEΩΣ / AΛEΞAN Apollo Smintheos standing right, holding patera in his right hand and bow and arrow in his left; in inner left field, two monograms; in inner right field, ΡΜΑ (date). Bellinger A135. Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 547 (2023), 178. SNG Fitzwilliam 4253. Rare. Very harshly cleaned and somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.