Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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AEOLIS. Temnos. AR Tetradrachm, ca. 188-170 B.C. NGC Ch F. Graffiti.
Pr-1688. Struck in the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monograms above oinochoe within vine tendril. A well-circulated example that is nevertheless quite appealing due to its satisfying detail and lovely warm-gray tone. A faint graffito is noted on the reverse field.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Pr-1688. Struck in the name and types of Alexander III (the Great) of Macedon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monograms above oinochoe within vine tendril. A well-circulated example that is nevertheless quite appealing due to its satisfying detail and lovely warm-gray tone. A faint graffito is noted on the reverse field.
Estimate: $150 - $250