Davissons Ltd.
Auction 42 1 Mar 2023
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KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great.' 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 17.18 gm. 28 mm. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos, 323-317 B.C. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; to left, Nike flying right above B and kerykeion, monogram below throne; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ above and to right. Price 3050. Choice Extremely Fine; fine style, struck on a broad, full round flan of good metal; deep old collection tone with traces of iridescence.
From a carefully sourced mid-20th century collection of choice tetradrachms struck in the name of Alexander III, formed in the American Midwest.