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NYINC Signature Sale 3037 Sess. 2-4 5 January 2015
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Aeropos (398/7-395/4 BC). AR stater (22mm, 10.67 gm, 4h). Aegae or Pella mint. Head of Apollo right, with short hair, wearing tainia / AEPO-[Π]-O, horse advancing right, trailing rein in linear square within shallow incuse square. Westermark, Remarks, pl. LXIX, 12. AMNG III/2, 1. SNG ANS 76 var. (orientation of legend). SNG Alpha Bank 172. An exceptional specimen of this great rarity, among the finest extant. NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. From The California Collection. Ex RAJ Collection (Triton XVII, 4 January 2014), lot 136; William and Louise Fielder Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 141.Of the the early kings of Macedon, between Alexander I and Philip II, little is known with any certainty, with only their scarce coinage and a few oblique historical references providing clues. The reign of Archelaus I (413-399 BC) was a time of growth and prosperity for the kingdom; however, upon his death, Macedon entered into an anarchic era of short reigns. Aeropos is thought to have been a grandson of Alexander I (498-454 BC), who was appointed as regent for Archelaeus's young son Orestes (399-398/7 BC). He became king after Orestes died (or was killed) in 398/7 BC, but reigned only two or three years until his own death, due to illness or poisoning, in 395/4 BC. His coinage, which is extremely rare and almost never encountered in high grade, is clearly patterned on that of Archelaus, depicting an Apollo head of unusual refinement.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Aeropos (398/7-395/4 BC). AR stater (22mm, 10.67 gm, 4h). Aegae or Pella mint. Head of Apollo right, with short hair, wearing tainia / AEPO-[Π]-O, horse advancing right, trailing rein in linear square within shallow incuse square. Westermark, Remarks, pl. LXIX, 12. AMNG III/2, 1. SNG ANS 76 var. (orientation of legend). SNG Alpha Bank 172. An exceptional specimen of this great rarity, among the finest extant. NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. From The California Collection. Ex RAJ Collection (Triton XVII, 4 January 2014), lot 136; William and Louise Fielder Collection (Triton VIII, 11 January 2005), lot 141.Of the the early kings of Macedon, between Alexander I and Philip II, little is known with any certainty, with only their scarce coinage and a few oblique historical references providing clues. The reign of Archelaus I (413-399 BC) was a time of growth and prosperity for the kingdom; however, upon his death, Macedon entered into an anarchic era of short reigns. Aeropos is thought to have been a grandson of Alexander I (498-454 BC), who was appointed as regent for Archelaeus's young son Orestes (399-398/7 BC). He became king after Orestes died (or was killed) in 398/7 BC, but reigned only two or three years until his own death, due to illness or poisoning, in 395/4 BC. His coinage, which is extremely rare and almost never encountered in high grade, is clearly patterned on that of Archelaus, depicting an Apollo head of unusual refinement.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD