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1581 Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm (14.30 g), 359-336 BC
. Amphipolis, lifetime issue, ca. 348/7-ca. 343/2 BC. Laureate
head of Zeus right.
Reverse:
-
, youth on horseback right, holding palm; below horse' s raised foreleg, grasshopper right. Le Rider 202
(D93' /R171); SNG ANS 489-93. Light iridescent toning. Excellent high relief style.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value .......................................................................................................................................................................$1,000 - 1,500
1582
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm
(14.32 g), 359-336 BC
. Amphipolis, ca. 316-311 BC. Laure-
ate head of Zeus right.
Reverse:
-
, youth on horse-
back right, holding palm; below, dolphin and
-pellet
monogram. Le Rider pl. 46, 19; Troxell grp. 9, 331-2; SNG ANS
751. Ancient test cut on horse. Nicely toned.
Superb
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $500 - 600
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased pri-
vately from NFA in the 1980s.
1583
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm
(14.15 g), 359-336 BC
. Amphipolis, ca. 316-311 BC. Laure-
ate head of Zeus right.
Reverse:
-
, youth on horse-
back right, holding palm; below, aplustre and
-pellet
monogram. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell grp. 9, 323-5; SNG ANS
738-46. Ancient test cut on horse.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $400 - 500
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased
from an uncertain Malter auction in the 1980s, lot 27.