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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 6h). Pella mint. Struck circa 290-289 BC. Diademed and horned head right, [wearing aegis around neck] / Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident; monograms to outer left and right. Newell 85, dies LXXIII/– (unlisted rev. die); HGC 3, 1014a. Struck from worn obverse die. VF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 398 (31 May 2017), lot 56.
Newell notes that this obverse die has the rare aegis around the neck of Poliorketes, and this appears to be visible on the example he illustrates (the Reinach specimen). However, this feature is not present on the other two examples his lists, in Munich (SNG München 1046) and London (BM 1841,B.872), as well as on the present specimen. All of these latter three have more die wear on the obverse, so it is likely that the aegis disappeared into the texture of the neck as the die wore. However, the ties of the aegis are still visible.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 398 (31 May 2017), lot 56.
Newell notes that this obverse die has the rare aegis around the neck of Poliorketes, and this appears to be visible on the example he illustrates (the Reinach specimen). However, this feature is not present on the other two examples his lists, in Munich (SNG München 1046) and London (BM 1841,B.872), as well as on the present specimen. All of these latter three have more die wear on the obverse, so it is likely that the aegis disappeared into the texture of the neck as the die wore. However, the ties of the aegis are still visible.