345, Lot: 161. Estimate $750. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip II. 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.36 g, 7h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 355-349/8 BC. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / Philip on horseback left; bow below raised foreleg; below belly, forepart of Pegasos left. Le Rider 122 var. (D61/R– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG ANS 477–8. Near EF, toned, minor double strike on reverse, small area of granularity.
From the Patrick H. James Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 64 (24 September 2003), lot 86.