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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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With a unusual arrangement of the inscription

Estimate: 1750 CHF
Hammer Price:  1500 CHF
Lot 99

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.16 g, 10 h), struck under Philip III Arrhidaios, Myriandos, c. 323-317. Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left; in field to left, monogram of ΜΑ; below throne, monogram of ΜΙ. Price 3235. Beautifully toned, very well-centered and with an obverse struck in very high relief. Some minor scratches and a scrape on the head of Zeus, otherwise, extremely fine.

Ex Hirsch 293, 25 September 2013, 2208.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 05:47:26 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1500 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 26 Oktober 2018 at 10:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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