Troas, Alexandreia AR Tetradrachm. Dated CY 234 = 67/6 BC. Archagoras, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to left / Apollo Smintheus standing to right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow; ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ to right, ΞΜΙΘΕΩΣ to left, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔPEΩN below; monogram in inner left field, ΣΛΔ (date) in inner right field, APXAΓOPOY in exergue. Bellinger -, cf. A167 (same obv. die) & A168, dates which flank the present example; DCA 365 (unlisted date); Roma E-106, 266 (same obv. die & year, diff. magistrate). 16.50g, 30mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine; attractive cabinet tone. Unpublished with this magistrate, the third known example with this date.

From a private European collection.

The present tetradrachm of Alexandreia is the second known example dated year 234 from Alexandreia, and completes the sequence of dated tetradrachms from this city. This coin was struck with the obverse die of the previous years’ issue, a feature of this mint that has been noted before (cf. Bellinger’s note regarding the obv. die of A156 & A157 on p.99), as was the other known coin from year 234 (Roma E-106, 266). The magistrate Archagoras is new to the series, however it is not unusual to have two magistrates striking in the same year (cf. Bellinger A169 & A170, both of year 236).