Pedigreed to 1938

448, Lot: 50. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.21 g, 5h). Abydos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, male figure standing left; Ξ below throne. Price 1498; ADM II Series I, 5b (same dies). Toned, slight die shift and a few scratches on reverse. VF. Rare, ten noted in ADM, one additional in Pella, and this is the only example in CoinArchives.

Ex Dr. Will Gordon Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 363, 11 November 2015), lot 42; Künker 204 (12 March 2012), lot 220; Karl Stettner FPL 1 (1938), no. 1837, illustrated on tafel 3 (Stettner ticket included in lot).