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Auction 11 12 January 2014
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Macedonian tribes. Bisaltae. c. 470 BC. Octodrachm, 28.86g (11h). Bisaltian District, BisaltaeObv: Bridled horse walking right, in background nude warrior standing right, torso facing, wearing kausia and holding two spears whose points emerge above the horse's raised left foreleg; CΙΣ--ΑΛ--ΤΙ--Κ--ΩΝ around. Rx: Shallow quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Svoronos pl. XI, 1-3. Beautifully centered and well-struck. Nearly EF
Ex Richard P. Miller Collection
The Bisaltian series is a short-lived one that might have lasted for ten or fifteen years only. The Macedonian king Alexander I undertook the task of conquering the Bisaltian district in order to gain control of the silver mines there. Having accomplished his goal, he adopted the coin type of the Bisaltian coinage but put his own name in place of theirs
Ex Richard P. Miller Collection
The Bisaltian series is a short-lived one that might have lasted for ten or fifteen years only. The Macedonian king Alexander I undertook the task of conquering the Bisaltian district in order to gain control of the silver mines there. Having accomplished his goal, he adopted the coin type of the Bisaltian coinage but put his own name in place of theirs