EX LOCKETT COLLECTION: Kingdom of Macedon, Perseus (179-168 BC), silver Tetradrachm, diademed head right, rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΣ ΠΕΡΣΕΩΣ, eagle standing on thunderbolt, monogram above, MI in right field, Φ above thunderbolt, all within oak wreath, 16.84g, 12h (Locket 1400, this coin; Mamroth 8; SNG Copenhagen 1267). Cabinet tone, about extremely fine.
Provenance:
Ex Lockett Collection, Glendinings, 12-13 February 1958, lot 1400
Bought A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd., November 2006
Estimate: £1,500-2,000