Rare Date

390, Lot: 171. Estimate $150. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 218/7-186/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32.5mm, 16.05 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Dated CY 30 (189/8 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Φ above Λ (date). Heipp-Tamer 315 var. (V43/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Price 2872; DCA 315. VF, lightly toned, a couple scuffs. Rare date, only 4 noted by Heipp-Tamer, including the sole piece in Pella database, and none in CoinArchives.

From the collection of Dr. Will Gordon.