LESBOS, Methymna. Circa 188-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (39mm, 16.59 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. NGC Ch VF, 5/5, 4/5.CNG Feature Auction 123 Greek, 12h, Silver Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LESBOS, Methymna. Circa 188-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (39mm, 16.59 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Arion, holding kithara, on dolphin right above prow left; in exergue, [...]ΩTI and APTE flanking vertical kerykeion. Price 1695A corr. (legend on left in exergue); HGC 6, 910. In NGC encapsulation 4284684-003, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Extremely rare, only one example published: the Giessener Münzhandlung 52, lot 192 coin cited by Price (struck from the same obverse die as the present coin); none in Pella, the ANS photofile, nor CoinArchives. |