VICTORIA NUMISMATICS

Auction 5  –  21 February 2023

VICTORIA NUMISMATICS, Auction 5

Ancient Coins and Numismatic Literature

Tu, 21.02.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
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Description

Kings of Macedon, Alexander III ‘the Great’ (336-323 BC). AR Dekadrachm (32mm, 41.58g). 'Babylon' - Contemporary imitative. Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin. R/ Zeus Aëtophoros seated l. on throne; monogram and M below throne. Cf. Price 3616, 3768-3776. Extremely Rare, near VF

The obverse style is close to the standard portraits of Herakles of the time. However, the reverse is of considerably inferior engraving style.
In addition, there is no dotted border and the feeble legend runs upwards, all features not normally encountered in Alexander’s standard coinage, especially decadrachms which are always of very high engraving style.

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Price realized 19'000 EUR 26 bids
Starting price 1 EUR
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