452, Lot: 172. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Philip V. 221-179 BC. AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.28 g, 12h). Pella or Amphipolis mint; Zoilos, magistrate. Struck circa 184-179 BC. Macedonian shield; on boss, MA-KE above and below club / Macedonian helmet left; two monograms across central field, ZΩ (mintmaster) monogram and trident flanking cheek guards. Touratsoglou,
Coin, pl. 5, 9 var. (control marks); Liampi,
Schild M39b var. (star not trident); HGC 3, 324. Lightly toned, traces of porosity. EF.
From the John L. Cowan Collection, purchased from Pegasi, 1 September 2004.