Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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MACEDON. Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 B.C. AR Tetradrachm (16.94 gms), Babylon Mint, ca. 315-311 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. Fine Style.
Pr-3713. Struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; monogram in wreath to left, ΚΛ below throne. This appealing Tetradrachm was struck during Antigonos' occupation of Babylon, during which the Satrap Seleukos was forced to flee to the court of Ptolemy. This example displays a handsome portrait in high relief and lightly toned surfaces.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Pr-3713. Struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; monogram in wreath to left, ΚΛ below throne. This appealing Tetradrachm was struck during Antigonos' occupation of Babylon, during which the Satrap Seleukos was forced to flee to the court of Ptolemy. This example displays a handsome portrait in high relief and lightly toned surfaces.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500