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Hong Kong Signature Sale 3068 6-7 Dec 2018
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.20 gm, 6h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5.
Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, under Cassander, 307-297 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Λ above race torch in left field; star below throne. Price 474. Magnificent strike, perfect centering and lovely toning. Of the thousands of Alexander tetradrachms certified by NGC, currently only 25 pieces have earned the Mint State 'Star' designation. A fantastic addition to any collection.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 17.20 gm, 6h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5.
Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, under Cassander, 307-297 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Λ above race torch in left field; star below throne. Price 474. Magnificent strike, perfect centering and lovely toning. Of the thousands of Alexander tetradrachms certified by NGC, currently only 25 pieces have earned the Mint State 'Star' designation. A fantastic addition to any collection.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD