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KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander II, 370/69-368/7 BC. 1/10 Tetradrachm (Silver, 12 mm, 0.98 g, 3 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΑΛ-ΕΞ-ΑΝ-ΔΡ Rider (helmeted?), raising his right hand in greeting, on horse walking to right. Apparently unpublished. For a contemporary bronze issue, see HGC 3, 1, 836. Seemingly unique, a coin of great interest and importance. Corroded and with a small chip, otherwise, good fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, once in the BCD Collection, ex Emporium Hamburg 37, 22 May 1997, 28.
This is definitely NOT a coin of either Alexander III or IV: the head of Apollo, despite its condition, is clearly in a rather elegant and stiff style that is closer to the early staters of Philip II than anything later (its verticality is similar to the bronzes attributed to Alexander II - HGC 3, 1, 836). The legend arrangement is also of a type that is uncharacteristic of an issue from the time of Alexander III or later.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, once in the BCD Collection, ex Emporium Hamburg 37, 22 May 1997, 28.
This is definitely NOT a coin of either Alexander III or IV: the head of Apollo, despite its condition, is clearly in a rather elegant and stiff style that is closer to the early staters of Philip II than anything later (its verticality is similar to the bronzes attributed to Alexander II - HGC 3, 1, 836). The legend arrangement is also of a type that is uncharacteristic of an issue from the time of Alexander III or later.