Watch List notes:

KINGS OF CHARACENE. Apodakos, circa 110/09-104/03 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 15.88 g, 12 h), Charax-Spasinu, SE 209 = 104/3. Diademed head of Apodakos to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - AΠΠΟΔAKΟΥ / ΘΣ Herakles seated left on cuirass, holding club set on his knee with his right hand and leaning left on rock; to outer left, monogram. Alram 496. DCA 480. A very attractive piece, well struck and with a particularly powerful portrait. With the usual traces of overstriking, otherwise, extremely fine.


From an important Californian collection.