Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 375. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Sold For $830. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (4.18 g, 11h). Abydos mint. Struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of male (Zeus-Ammon?) left; ivy leaf below throne. Price 1551; ADM II series XII, 201 (same dies). Near EF, toned. Exceptionally clear symbols.
From Collection C.P.A.
The clear detail on this example shows the horn on the male head, suggesting it is a representation of Zeus-Ammon.