Triton XVII, Lot: 145. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. 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 (17mm, 4.33 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Demeter standing facing holding torch in each hand; monogram below throne. Price 1356; ADM II series V, 43–82; SNG Alpha Bank 575; SNG München 437; SNG Saroglos 699–700. Superb EF, attractive light toning, die shift on reverse.