ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.93 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. VF.

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Lot: 190. Estimated: $ 150

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 270-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (31mm, 15.93 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, sphinx seated left, raising forepaw, above monogram; monogram below throne. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 39, dies 46/89, but rev. die re-engraved with different monogram in left field; Price 2372 var. (monogram); HGC 6, 1132; National Numismatic Collection, Amsterdam DNB GR-02879 var. (same dies, but with original monogram). Roughness, scrapes, scratches, struck with worn reverse die. VF. Unpublished and extremely rare with new monogram.


Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 11:03:00 ET.

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