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Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.00 g), Tyre Mint, undated issue, struck under Menon or Menes, circa 332/1-328/7 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, **SW* below throne, **ALEXANDROU* to right, (cf.S.6713, Price 3241, Newell, Dated 4 [dies V/a]). Lightly toned, struck slightly off centre, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.12 g), Kassander as regent, Uranopolis Mint?, issued c.310-297 B.C. under Alexarchos, obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, star on cone in left field, below throne, **Q* above strut, **P* below, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 521, Ehrhardt 65). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $950
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.98 g), uncertain southern mint, issued c.320-280 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus Aetophoros seated on throne to left, lagobolon in left field, eagle in outstretched hand, K below throne, **ALEXANDROU* to right, dotted border, (cf.S.6713, Price 3070, SNG Saroglos -). Very fine or better, very rare type.
Estimate $600
SOLD $480
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.01 g), uncertain mint in the Peloponnesos, issued c.300-250 B..C. at the time of Demetrios I Poliorketes - Antigonos II Gonatas, obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, mongram above **F* to left, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price 763A, Troxell, Peloponnesian, -). Lightly toned, slight die shift on reverse, a few surface marks, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $750
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.06 g), Kassander as regent, uncertain mint in Greece or Macedon, issued c.325-310 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, grape bunch to left, A below throne, to right **ALEXANDROU*, (cf.S.6713, Price PO(1), 210 = A. F. von Prokesh-Osten, "Liste des Alexandres de ma collection qui ne se trouvent pas dans le catalogue de Mr. L. Muller" in NZ 1 (1869), 210). Toned, good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), AE 18, (5.96 g), Uncertain Macedonian mint (Amphipolis), issued c.325-310 B.C., obv. head of young Herakles to right wearing lion skin with dotted border, rev. above B A with star to left above a bow in case below a club to left, in exerque a pellet, (S.6742, Price 380 variety, cf.BMC 378a-c-, Alpha Bank -, no specimen in ANS). Delightful green earthen patina, extremely fine, very rare type.
Estimate $200
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Phillip III Arrhidaeus, (323-17 BCE) silver tetradrachm (16.96g), Babylon Mint, obv. head of beardless Herakles right, wearing lion skin headress, rev. Zeus seated on stool-throne left, holding eagle in outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand, head of Helios facing in left field, KY below throne, *B??IA??? ?IAI??OY* (Price P205). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $850
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Philip III Arrhidaios, (323-317 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.29 g), Sardes Mint, struck under Menander or Kleitos, issued 322-319/8 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right wearing lion skin with plain border, rev. Zeus seated on throne to left, eagle in outstretched hand, torch in left field, below throne, monogram, **FILIPPOU* to right, (cf.S.6730, Price P69, ADM I Series XII). Lightly toned, good extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $440
Macedon, Kingdom of Philip III Arrhidaios, (323-317 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.09 g), uncertain mint in Cilicia, issued under Philoxenos, 320-318/7 B.C., obv. head of Herakles to right with lion skin, dotted border, rev. Zeus seated to left, eagle in outstretched hand, to right **BASILEWS FILIPPOU*, monogram below throne, dotted border, (cf.S.6749, Price p120 [Side Mint]). Lightly toned, scattered surface marks, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,600
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Macedon, Demetrios I Poliorketes, (306-283 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.17 g), Ephesos Mint, struck c.301-295 B.C.), obv. diademed and horned head right, rev. Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, preparing to throw trident, on left arm a chlamys, monogram to left, upward ivy leaf to inner left, to right downwards **DHMHTRIOU*, below across **BA SILEWU*, (S.6766, Newell 57d = Pozzi 967 [same dies], SNG Munich -, SNG Alpha Bank -, SNG Berry -, Boston MFA Supp. 51 (same rev. die), cf.HGC 3.1, 1019). Good very fine - nearly extremely fine, a very rare portrait drachm.
Estimate $5,000
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Kings of Macedon, Kassander, (305-298 B.C.), AE unit, (18mm, 4.94 g, 1h), uncertain mint in Caria, struck under Pleistarchos, c.301-298/4 B.C., obv. helmet with nose and cheek guards left, rev. spearhead right, (S.6756, Valassiadis, Contribution 11, HGC 3, 998, SNG Munich 1035). Light brown toning, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $800
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Macedon, Kingdom of, Antigonos II Gonatas, silver tetradrachm, 277/6-239 BC, (16.84 g), Amphipolis Mint, issued c.274/1-260/55 B.C., obv. Pan's head to left, with pedum on shoulder, all within Macedonian shield, rev. Athena Alkidemos advancing to left, with thunderbolt and shield, Macedonian helmet in field to left, K monogram to right, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **ANTIGONOU*, (cf.S.6783, Panagopoulou Period I, Group 23, 83 (O17/R80), HGC 3.1, 1042, ANS inv. 1944.100.13842 [same dies]). Lightly toned, some horn silver, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,500
Kings of Macedon, time of Philip V - Perseus, (187-168 B.C.), suilver tetrobol, (16mm, 2.66 g), Amphipolis Mint, obv. Macedonian shield, club on boss, rev. Macedonian helmet left, MAKE to right, **DONWN* to left, (cf.S.1387, Touratsoglou, Coin, pl. V, 12, Liampi, Schild M 42a, HGC 3, -). Lightly toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
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Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, Republican period, First Meris, (c. 167-149 BC), silver tetradrachm, (16.67 g), obv. diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder in centre of Macedonian shield, rev. club within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left (BMC 7, HGC 3 1117). Well centred, attractive golden toning within devices, good very fine/ nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000