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Lot nuber 45

KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC.


Electronic Auction 498
Lot: 45.
 Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; caduceus in left field, NA (or AN) monogram below throne. Price 1343 corr. (monogram not noted); ADM II 4 corr. (same; same dies). Slight doubling on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of only two known, the other in the ANS (cited by Price & ADM) [an example cited in CoinArchives is misattributed].

From the BRN Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 81 (20 May 2009), lot 332.

This coin is from the earliest issue of Alexander type coinage at Lampsakos, which was composed of both tetradrachms and drachms. All of these coins have the caduceus symbol, and some have the additional monogram below the throne, as here. Although Price and ADM list the drachm denomination as only having the caduceus, this coin proves this to be incorrect. Both Price and ADM cite the ANS specimen (from the Sinan Pasha hoard), on which on the caduceus is visible. However, the present coin, struck from the same dies, proves that the ANS coin must also have this monogram, but that it is off the flan. Thus, this drachm issue corresponds to the tetradrachms of Price 1344, rather than Price 1342. This particular drachm issue is very rare, with the ANS/Sinan Pasha coin being the only published example (none were found in the 1993 Near East hoard, nor the 1964 Asia Minor hoard).

Closing Date and Time: 18 August 2021 at 10:14:40 ET.

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