375, Lot: 879. Estimate $200. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MACEDON, Amphipolis. 364/3 BC. AR “Tetradrachm” (21mm, 15.15 g, 1h). Masterpieces of Greek Coinage in the British Museum, Masterpieces of Greek Coinage Set #1. Manufactured by Becker Reproductions, Inc. (Peter Rosa), circa 1968. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around nec / AMΦ-IΠO-ΛIT-EΩN on raised linear square enclosing race torch; A to inner right; all within broad shallow incuse square. Cf. BMC 1 (for prototype); Becker Reproductions List, no. 10. As made, toned.

From the Allan Smith, M.D. Collection.