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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 17.20 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, by Antipater, under Philip III Arrhidaeus, ca. 323-320 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY•BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; bow and quiver in left field. Price 110. Sharp renditions of the hero and god with the die shift creating a sort of shadow adding dimensionality to the portrait on the obverse.
Ex Harlan J. Berk, private sale with old dealer's tag
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 17.20 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, by Antipater, under Philip III Arrhidaeus, ca. 323-320 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY•BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; bow and quiver in left field. Price 110. Sharp renditions of the hero and god with the die shift creating a sort of shadow adding dimensionality to the portrait on the obverse.
Ex Harlan J. Berk, private sale with old dealer's tag
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-ar-tetradrachm-29mm-1720-gm-2h-ngc-choice-xf/a/3107-31039.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3107-05032023
HID02906262019
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