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Session Five - Tuesday, January 15, 2015 1:00 pm
3014
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm
(13.72 g), 359-336 BC
. Amphipolis, lifetime issue, ca. 355-
349/8 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse:
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,
king on horseback left, wearing kausia and extending arm;
below, trident head left. Cf. Le Rider 69-95 (die not listed); SNG
ANS 468. Test punch hidden within ear. Another test punch
below horse's belly. Pleasing style and nicely toned.
NGC grade
Choice Very Fine; Strike: 5/5; Surface: 2/5.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
3015
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm
(14.30 g), 359-336 BC
. Amphipolis, posthumously, ca. 318-
317 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right.
Reverse:
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,
nude youth on horseback right, crowning horse with palm
branch; below horse's belly, crescent; below raised foreleg,
and pellet. Le Rider pl. 46, 10; SNG ANS 737. Some traces of
luster still evident. Lightly toned.
NGC grade XF; Strike: 5/5,
Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
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Enlargement
3016
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III "the Great". Gold Stater (8.55 g), 336-323 BC
. Babylon, ca. 315-311 BC. Head of Athena
right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is decorated with a coiled serpent.
Reverse:
-
, Nike
standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below left wing, OE; below right wing, monogram within wreath. Price 3710.
NGC grade MS;
Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $7,000 - 8,000
