415, Lot: 74. Estimate $75. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. Æ Quarter Unit (12mm, 1.78 g, 10h). Uncertain mint in Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Club; thunderbolt below. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, black surfaces. Extremely rare.

From the Belgica Collection.

The quarter units in the Macedonian bronze series under Alexander have the same types as the full units, a quiver-over-bow and a club. Here, the quiver-over-bow is omitted, which is unknown for any quarter unit of any variety.