CNG 88, Lot: 151. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 14.34 g, 2h). In the types of Philip II. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; thunderbolt below, I below raised foreleg. Le Rider 472 (D246/R389); SNG ANS -; SNG Saroglos -; SNG München -; SNG Alpha Bank -. EF, a hint of toning around the devices. Well centered and struck. Extremely rare issue, only two coins listed by Le Rider, both in Sofia.