Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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MACEDON. Kingdom of Macedon. Philip III, 323-317 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (17.24 gms), Miletos Mint, ca. 323-319 B.C. NGC Ch EF★, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5.
Pr-2099b. In the name and types of Alexander III. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, with legs crossed, holding eagle and scepter; grain ear in left field. Incredibly enticing and alluring, this barely handled specimen presents a well centered strike on a full, round flan, while some underlying brilliance radiates when cradled back and forth in one's hand. Fully deserving of its star designation for intense appeal.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Pr-2099b. In the name and types of Alexander III. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, with legs crossed, holding eagle and scepter; grain ear in left field. Incredibly enticing and alluring, this barely handled specimen presents a well centered strike on a full, round flan, while some underlying brilliance radiates when cradled back and forth in one's hand. Fully deserving of its star designation for intense appeal.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Ex: Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 13 - 2/1935) Lot # 703.
Estimate: $600 - $900