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ANA Signature Sale 3048 11 August 2016
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (30mm, 17.09 gm, 11h). Civic issue of Caria, Mylasa or Kaunos, ca. 300-280 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, half-draped, holding eagle in extended right hand and scepter in left, labrys (double headed axe) in field before. Price 2074 (Mylasa). Müller 1128. For the reattribution to Kaunos, see R.H.J. Ashton, 'Kaunos, not Miletos or Mylasa,' NC 2004, pp. 33–46. A bold and pleasing piece, medallic in character, deeply struck on a broad flan and beautifully toned. NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (30mm, 17.09 gm, 11h). Civic issue of Caria, Mylasa or Kaunos, ca. 300-280 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, half-draped, holding eagle in extended right hand and scepter in left, labrys (double headed axe) in field before. Price 2074 (Mylasa). Müller 1128. For the reattribution to Kaunos, see R.H.J. Ashton, 'Kaunos, not Miletos or Mylasa,' NC 2004, pp. 33–46. A bold and pleasing piece, medallic in character, deeply struck on a broad flan and beautifully toned. NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD