349, Lot: 167. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Alexander III of Macedon. 2nd–1st centuries BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, Λ below throne. OTA 591/a corr. var. (in name of Alexander III; slightly different control marks); Lukanc 8 corr. (in name of Alexander); Lanz 937 corr. (same); CCCBM I 200 var. (slightly different control marks); KMW –. VF, lightly toned.

From the estate of Wayne C. Philips.

Most references place this issue under imitations of Philip III, but the name on all published pieces clearly show that the legend is a corruption of the name Alexander, rather than Philip. Nonetheless, such imitative drachms all seem to copy styles prevalent at the main Alexander type drachm mints in northwest Asia Minor, with the present piece having characteristics typical of issues from Kolophon. All of these mints produced issues in the names of both Alexander and Philip, so the imitations do belong together, regardless of the name on each issue.