KINGS of MACEDON. Pausanias. Circa 394/3 BC. Fourrée Drachm (13mm, 2.79 g, 6h). Aigai or Pella mint.

Electronic Auction 495
Lot: 59. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Go to Live

KINGS of MACEDON. Pausanias. Circa 394/3 BC. Fourrée Drachm (13mm, 2.79 g, 6h). Aigai or Pella mint. Horse leaping right / Forepart of lion right. Westermark, Remarks, pl. LXIX, 26; AMNG III/2, 3; HGC 3, 823. Deposits, light cleaning marks. VF. Well centered. Very rare, only five in CoinArchives.

By the time of Pausanias’ reign, there was a shortage of silver available for the coinage, so most of the silver coins of his reign were officially produced fourrées. Of the five examples in CoinArchives, four are fourrée.

Closing Date and Time: 7 July 2021 at 10:19:20 ET.

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