KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson. 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 259. Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, 12h, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos III Doson. 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33.5mm, 17.00 g, 12h). Amphipolis or Pella mint. Wreathed head of Poseidon right / Apollo, testing bow, seated left on prow left; monogram below. TEA Period IV, Group 16, 64–9 var. (O17/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 3, 1051. Light deposits on reverse. Good VF.

Antigonos III Doson was the son of the ill-fated Demetrios the Fair, a Macedonian nobleman who briefly served as king of Kyrene in 250 BC before falling into a love affair with his mother-in-law and being murdered by his jealous bride. His sobriquet Doson means “prone to giving” in Greek, but it is unclear how it applies to him. Although he stood outside the direct line of Macedonian royal succession, he grew into a capable soldier and was asked to serve as regent for the five-year-old Philip V after the death in battle of the boy's father, Demetrios II Aetolikos, in 229 BC. Facing a chaotic situation caused by successive defeats and the misrule of his predecessor, Antigonos ably restored Macedonia's military and financial position as the major power in mainland Greece. He proved so successful that the gentry of Macedon confirmed him as king, although he gave all due honors to Philip V, who eventually succeeded him after his reign was cut short by a burst blood vessel in 221 BC. His beautiful coinage bears a nautical theme, depicting a superb head of Poseidon on the obverse and Apollo astride a ship's prow on the reverse.

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