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Kingdom of Macedon, Amyntas III AR Triobol. Pella, circa 393-369 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Eagle standing to left, head to right; AMY-N-TA around; all within linear border within incuse square. Westermark, Remarks pl. LXX, 33; SNG Alpha Bank 200-2; SNG ANS 94; HGC 3.1, 830 ('hemidrachm'). 1.71g, 13mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the J. Greiff Collection, assembled prior to 1998.
The majority of the known examples of this emission of silver fractions are heavily debased and the weights erratic (see SNG Alpha Bank 202-13, 1.32-0.82g). This example is part of a seemingly smaller group struck in fine silver and of heavier weight (1.71g, and see Alpha Bank 200-1, 1.95-1.52g). It is unclear whether the debased issues were intended to circulate as smaller denominations (diobols?) or were the result of a continued silver shortage evident during the reign of Amyntas' short lived predecessor, Pausanias (see HGC 3.1, p. 296) .
Near Very Fine.
From the J. Greiff Collection, assembled prior to 1998.
The majority of the known examples of this emission of silver fractions are heavily debased and the weights erratic (see SNG Alpha Bank 202-13, 1.32-0.82g). This example is part of a seemingly smaller group struck in fine silver and of heavier weight (1.71g, and see Alpha Bank 200-1, 1.95-1.52g). It is unclear whether the debased issues were intended to circulate as smaller denominations (diobols?) or were the result of a continued silver shortage evident during the reign of Amyntas' short lived predecessor, Pausanias (see HGC 3.1, p. 296) .