Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 96 14-15 February 2017
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Macedonian Kingdom. Perseus. Silver Tetradrachm (16.68 g), 179-168 BC. Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 174/3 BC. Zoilos, magistrate. Diademed head of Perseus right. Reverse: BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle with wings displayed standing right on thunderbolt; above, ZΩ monogram; in right field, EΘ monogram; between legs, EY monogram; all within oak wreath; in exergue, plow. Mamroth 5; SNG Saroglos 958-60. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Private purchase from Edward J. Waddell in 1980s.
A wonderful portrait of the last king of the Antigonid dynasty of Macedon in a high Hellenistic style graces the obverse of this tetradrachm. Political missteps and the enmity of Rome forced this tragic king to embark upon the disastrous Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC), which cost him his diadem and resulted in the division of his kingdom into Roman protectorates.
From the Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Private purchase from Edward J. Waddell in 1980s.
A wonderful portrait of the last king of the Antigonid dynasty of Macedon in a high Hellenistic style graces the obverse of this tetradrachm. Political missteps and the enmity of Rome forced this tragic king to embark upon the disastrous Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC), which cost him his diadem and resulted in the division of his kingdom into Roman protectorates.