KINGS of MACEDON. Perseus. 179-168 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Attic standard. Pella or Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 174-173 BC. Diademed head right / Eagle, wings spread, standing right on thunderbolt; ZΩ monogram above, ΠO monogram to right, EY monogram between legs; all within oak wreath; [below, plow left]. De Luca, Tetradrachms 90a (O23/R81 – this coin, illustrated); Mamroth, Perseus 6; HGC 3, 1091. Attractively toned, minor roughness. EF.
Ex Father & Son Collection, purchased privately from Art Ancient, 2018; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 46 (15 February 2018), lot 102; G. Hirsch 175 (23 September 1992), lot 244; Giessener Münzhandlung 55 (14 May 1991), lot 183.