Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3256 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 26 March) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.87 g), uncertain mint, issued before 225 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, E in circle in left field, to right **ALEXANDROU*. (cf.S.6713, Price -, BMC -, M.-). Well centred, unpublished monogram, good very fine and an extremely rare issue.
Ex Freeman & Sear, Mail Bid Sale 11, November 23, 2004 (lot 73) with their ticket.
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