Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XX 29-30 Oct 2020
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Kingdom of Macedon, Amyntas III AR Triobol. Pella, circa 393-369 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Eagle standing left, head right; AMYNTA around; all within linear border within incuse square. Westermark, Remarks pl. LXX, 33; SNG Alpha Bank 200-2; SNG ANS 94; HGC 3.1, 830 ('hemidrachm'). 1.79g, 13mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine; well-struck on good metal and unusually complete for the type. Very Rare; one of the finest surviving specimens.
The majority of the known examples of this emission of silver fractions are heavily debased and the weights erratic (see SNG Alpha Bank 202-13, 1.32-0.82g). This example is part of a seemingly smaller group struck in fine silver and of heavier weight (1.79g, and see Alpha Bank 200-1, 1.95-1.52g). It is unclear whether the debased issues were intended to circulate as smaller denominations (diobols?) or were the result of a continued silver shortage evident during the reign of Amyntas' short lived predecessor, Pausanias (see HGC 3.1, p. 296) .
Near Extremely Fine; well-struck on good metal and unusually complete for the type. Very Rare; one of the finest surviving specimens.
The majority of the known examples of this emission of silver fractions are heavily debased and the weights erratic (see SNG Alpha Bank 202-13, 1.32-0.82g). This example is part of a seemingly smaller group struck in fine silver and of heavier weight (1.79g, and see Alpha Bank 200-1, 1.95-1.52g). It is unclear whether the debased issues were intended to circulate as smaller denominations (diobols?) or were the result of a continued silver shortage evident during the reign of Amyntas' short lived predecessor, Pausanias (see HGC 3.1, p. 296) .