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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
1592
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III ' the Great'. Silver
Tetradrachm (16.91 g), 336-323 BC
. Amphipolis, under
Kassander, ca. 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing
lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
, Zeus seated
left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, aplustre; below
throne,
-pellet monogram. Price 129; Troxell issue L3. Attrac-
tively toned.
About Extremely Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$400 - 500
From the Hanbery Collection.
1593
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III ' the Great'. Silver
Tetradrachm (17.10 g), 336-323 BC
. Babylon, ca. 315-311
BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
, Zeus seated left, holding
eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram in wreath; below
throne, AX monogram. Price 3722. Fine style. Toned.
Choice
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$300 - 400
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased pri-
vately from Bowers and Ruddy Galleries in the 1980s.
Enlargement
1594 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III ' the Great'. Silver
Tetradrachm (17.10 g), 336-323 BC
. Corinth, ca. 304/3-
290 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin head-
dress.
Reverse:
, Zeus seated left,
holding eagle and scepter; in left field, cornucopiae; below
throne, NO. Price 691. Lustrous throughout!
Mint State
.
Estimate Value ................................................ $1,500 - UP
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in
1987.
1595
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III ' the Great'. Silver
Tetradrachm (16.57 g), 336-323 BC
. Miletos, ca. 210-ca.
190 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and
scepter; in left field, MI monogram above star and lion standing
left; below throne, monogram. Cf. Price 2172 (star above mono-
gram). Antique cabinet toning.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $500 - 600