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Ancient Greek Coinage
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MPRESSIVE
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UALITY
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LEXANDER
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THE
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REAT
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ILVER
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ETRADRACHM
Enlargement
1784
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.24g), 336-323 BC
.
Amphipolis, ca. 322-320 BC.
Head of
Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
ΒΑΣΙ
-
ΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field,
Phrygian helmet. Price 112; Troxell issue H2. A lovely example with needle sharp detail and struck in high relief.
Superb Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $1,250 - 1,500
1785
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver
Tetradrachm (17.15 g), 336-323 BC
.
Amphipolis, ca. 322-
320 BC.
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
ΒΑΣ
-
ΙΛ
-
ΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
, Zeus seated left, holding
eagle and scepter; in left field, tripod. Price 115, Troxell grp. H5.
Delicately toned. Lovely high relief style.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $800 - 900
1786
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-
323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm 17.13g)
.
Minted at Babylon,
ca. 316-311 BC, time of Antigonus rule.
Head of Heracles right,
wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse:
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
. Zeus
seated left, holding eagle and scepter; H in left field, monogram
in wreath below. Price 3708a; M-713. Well struck in high relief
and attractively toned.
NGC Choice AU; Strike: 5/5, Sur-
face: 4/5.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
1787
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-
323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm
.
Mint of Amphipolis.
Head of
dHerakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse:
Zeus
seated left holding eagle in outstreched hand; torch below.
NGC graded Extremely Fine Money of the Bible.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
1788
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-
323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07g)
.
Mint of Ake. Dated
CY 37 (310-09 BC).
Head of Herakles right in lion skin head-
dress.
Reverse:
Zeus seated left, holding eagle; date in left
field below. Price 3293; M-; Newell
(Ake)
42 (obv. die xxxvi);
Rouvier 924. Nice clear date and an unusually choice example
from this popular Judean mint.
Boldly struck in high relief and
the
finest example
from
this mint we have handled.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value .......................................................$750-UP
Ex Goldberg' s Sale 69, May 29, 2012, lot 3061; Ex CNG 79, lot
170.
.