MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.39 g).CNG Feature Auction 120 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MACEDON, Akanthos. Circa 525-470 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.39 g). Lion right, attacking bull crouching left, biting into its hindquarter; Θ above; floral ornament in exergue / Quadripartite incuse square. Desneux 50 var. (D48/R–); AMNG III/2, 5; HGC 3, 383; SNG ANS 10; Traité I 1676, pl. LIII, 9 (same obv. die). Underlying luster, some scratches, slight die shift on obverse. EF. |