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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.18 g), struck under Antipater, Amphipolis Mint, issued c.332-326 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, amphora in left field, to right **ALEXANDR[OU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 13, Troxell, Studies, Group B2, SNG Alpha Bank 471, SNG M?nchen 239, SNG Saroglos 191 (same dies)). Lightly toned, area of minor porosity on obverse, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,400
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-23 BC), silver tetradrachm (17.01g), Amphipolis Mint, struck 325-23/2 BC, obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre in left, ithyphallic Herm in left field, (Price 78, Troxwell, Studies, issue E2). Very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,600
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 BC), silver tetradrachm (17.84g), Amphipolis Mint, obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress, rev, *ALEXANDROU*, Zeus seated left, legs parallel, holding eagle, caduceus in left field (S.6713, Price 99). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,400
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.24 g), Arados Mint, struck under Menes, c.325/4-/324/3 B.C., obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, **ALEXANDROU* to right downwards, AP monogram to left, (S.6727. Price 3424 [Byblos]). Light surface roughness, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,800
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), Arados Mint, issued 325/4-324/3 B.C. under Menes, obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, **D* behind, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, A**P* (civic) monogram below throne, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6749, Price 3307, Duyrat Group III, Series 3, 49 [D13/R14]). Toned, very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $850
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-23 BC), silver tetradrachm (16.83g), Arados Mint, under Menes or Laodemon, (c.324-20), obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left, AP monogram below throne, **S* in left field, **BASILEWS* in exergue, **ALEXANDROU* to right (Price 3316, Mueller 1364, Rouvier 52). Bright metal, surface marks, very fine/ nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.80 g), Aspendus Mint, posthumous issue year 31 = 182-1 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, **S*A/ MA in left field **S* reversed, MA as a monogram, to right **ALEXANDRO[U]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 2913, BMC -, Muller -, Propontis hoard 100 [same dies]). Extremely fine/good very fine, minor roughness on reverse, and extremely rare, being probably the second known example.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.26 g), 'Babylon' Mint, issued 323-317 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, right leg slightly drawn back, sceptre in right hand, monograms M to left, **LU* under throne **ALEXANDROU* to right, **BASILEWS* in exergue, (cf.S.6730, Price 3693, BMC 3693a-b, SNG Greece II -, SNG Cop. 937, M.1273). Extremely fine, bright with descriptive ticket in a flip
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.13 g), Babylon Mint, issued 325-323 B.C., (Price), obv. Head of Alexander as young Herakles clad in lion skin to right. rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left on throne with both legs parallel, holding eagle and sceptre. to right, **[AL]EXANDROU,* in field to left, M, below throne monogram of **FLI* (S.6727, Price 3603 (p.460, Pl.CXXI), BMC 3603, Muller 674, SNG Ash. 3038, Weber 2126 Hirsch Sale 15/5/1905, Rhousoupoulos lot 1123., Howorth "Babylon" Pl.1,19, Waggoner "Babylon" No.100). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.18 g), Babylon Mint, struck under Stamenes or Archon, c.324/3 B.C., obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, **ALEXANDROU* right downwards, monogram above strut of throne, M below, (S.6727. Price 3656). Bright surfaces, good very fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.96g), early posthumous issue c.323-17 BC, Babylon Mint, obv. head of Herakles right wearing lion skin, paws tied before neck, rev. Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre, M in lower left field, **LU* under chair above strut (Price 3692, Mueller 1272). Good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.99g), posthumous issue under Seleukos I Nikator c.311-05 BC, Babylon mint, obv. head of Herakles right wearing lionskin, rev. Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre, MTR monogram within wreath to left, MI below chair, **BASILEWS* in exergue, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (Price 3746, Mueller 734, Houghton SC 82.5a). Good very fine or better.
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.98 g), Callatis Mint, issued c.250-225 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **PAR* monogram over K in left field, **Q* under throne, corn ear in exergue, to left **BASILEWS*, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 934. BMC -, M.-). Bright, well centred reverse, obverse with surface marks on chin and face, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $750
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.13 g), Chios Mint?, issued 290-270 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with line border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, triskeles in field to left, **[ALEX]AND[ROU]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price -, Bauslaugh, Posthumous -, Leu 86, 361, Gemini I, 88). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.71 g), Chios Mint, issued 270-225 B..C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, sphinx to left above monogram to left, to right **ALEXANDRO[U], A under throne, (cf.S.6713, Price 2334, BMC -, M.-, Prokesch-Osten (1) 247, Bauslaugh series 12A (ANS MN 24), HGC 6, 1132. Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $480
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.41 g), "Colophon" Mint, barbarous issue issued late 4th century 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, A or **D* below throne, crescent to left, **ALEXANDROU* to right (N reversed), (cf.S.6730, Price (1798a), BMC -, P.O.(1) 286). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.27 g), Colophon Mint, issued 323-319 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, spear-head to right, monograms to left, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1757, BMC 1757, P.O.(1) 392). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.22 g), Colophon Mint, issued c.310-301 B.C. under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, crescent in left field, **ALEXANDRO[U]* to right, **P* below throne (cf.S.6730, Price 1813, cf.BMC 1751). Bright, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.43 g), Colophon Mint, issued 310-301 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, crescent to left, **P* below throne, **ALEXANDR[OU]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1813, BMC 1813a-d, M.262, SNG Cop. 919). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.82 g), Corinth Mint, issued c.310 - 290 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, NO under throne, to left, Chimaera walking right, to right **ALEXANDROU, (cf.S.6713, Price 677, Armenak 103, M.864, Noe, Sicyon No.24). Toned, granular surfaces, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.33 g), Corinth Mint, issued under Demetrios I Poliorketes, c.304/3 290 B.C., obv. head of^Herakles to right wearing lion skin, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched^hand, **OLY* under throne, to left outer field, Athena^standing to left with shield and spear, to right **ALEXANDROU*, in exergue **BASILEWS*, (cf.S.6713, Price 695, Noe, Sicyon 38 var. A77/P- [obv. die not listed for issue, rev. die unlisted, HGC 3.1, - ). Lightly toned with underlying lustre, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.80 g), Corinth Mint, issued under Demetrios I Poliorketes, c.304/3 290 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne decorated with Nikai to left, eagle in outstretched hand, **QE* under throne, to left outer field, Athena standing to left with shield and spear, to right **ALEXAND[ROU]*, (cf.S.6713, Price 703, Noe, Sicyon 60.4 (dies A96/P190)). Toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.21 g), Damaskos Mint, struck under Menoon or Menes, c.330/323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated left, **ALEXANDROU* to right downwards, forepart of ram right, **D*A below throne, (S.6727. Price 3202, Taylor, Damaskos, Series 2, 93 [A14/P39 - this coin]). Toned, underlying lustre, old graffito under tone on reverse, good very fine - nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.27 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, caduceus in left field, NA (or AN) monogram below throne, **[AL]EXANDRO[U]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1343 corr (monogram not noted), ADM II 4 corr [same dies]). Good very fine - nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, only two known.
Estimate $2,500
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.33 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or^Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, sword in left field, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1349 var (sword in sheath), ADM II Series III, 11 [same obv. die]). Bright, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $650
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver^drachm, (4.30 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on^throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, star in left field, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1350, ADM II Series IV). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine with traces of mint bloom, very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $400
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.32 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or^Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on^throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, sheathed sword in left field, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1349, ADM II Series III ). Short on flan, extremely fine with mint bloom, very rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $360
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.26 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on^throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, sheathed sword in left field, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1349, ADM II Series III). Traces of die wear, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $460
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.29 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or^Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on^throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, Demeter standing facing holding torch in each hand in left field, **ALEXANDRO[U]* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1351, ADM II Series V). Obverse struck with a worn die, nearly extremely fine with some mint bloom, very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.38 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck under Kalas or Demarchos, issued 328/5-323 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to^right wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on^throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches in left^field, monogram below throne, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price 1356, ADM II Series V). Good extremely fine with mint bloom, very scarce.
Estimate $550
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