ARABIA, Eastern. Ikaros/Failaka. Circa 222-204 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.73 g, 4h). Imitating the types of Alexander III of Macedon.

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Lot: 418. Estimated: $ 750

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Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ARABIA, Eastern. Ikaros/Failaka. Circa 222-204 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.73 g, 4h). Imitating the types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Shams seated left on backless throne, holding eagle and staff; c (shin in Aramaic, horizontally oriented) in left field. Huth 104–5; Arnold-Biucchi, Arabian B; Price 3957; HGC 10, 704. Lightly toned, minor die rust. VF. High relief.

From the collection of a Northern California Gentleman, purchased from Lennox Galleries, July 1999.


Closing Date and Time: 27 January 2021 at 12:19:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.