KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.22 g, 1h). Karne mint. Struck under Menes, circa 325/4-324/3 BC. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 1 800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.22 g, 1h). Karne mint. Struck under Menes, circa 325/4-324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, erasure mark below throne. Price 3429; Duyrat, Ateliers, p. 37, n. 44; Lanz 138, lot 306 (same dies); ANS 1944.100.35115 and 1944.100.35116 (both from same obv. die). Iridescent tone, slightly off center. Good VF. Very rare, particularly without royal title; only four in Pella, five in CoinArchives (including this coin), and the present coin is the sole example in the ANS photofile. |