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Triton XVII Sessions 1 & 2  7 January 2014
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Lot 171

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 3000 USD
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.05 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Struck circa 291-290 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios seated left on rock, holding aphlaston in extended right hand and trident in left; to inner left, Phrygian helmet left. Newell 136 (unlisted dies); Meydancikkale 2583 var. (position of legend, same obv. die); Münzen und Medaillen AG 53, lot 64 = Münzen und Medaillen AG 76, lot 698 (same obv. die). EF, darkly toned, die break on reverse. Rare.

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