Kings of Macedon
Demetrios I Poliorketes, 306-283 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.92 g, 6 h), Amphipolis, c. 290-289. Diademed head of Demetrios to right, wearing bull’s horn above his forehead. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ Poseidon, nude, standing to left, his right foot on a rock, holding a trident with his left hand and resting his right on his right knee; in inner field to left, trident-shaped monogram; in inner field to right, monogram of ΔΡ. HGC 3, 1014b. Newell 116 (obverse die CI). Lightly toned, clear and attractive. Nearly extremely fine.

Ex Lanz 162, 6 June 2016, 56.