CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 185-173 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.92 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Undated issue, struck circa 170-167/6. VF.

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Lot: 130. Estimated: $ 150

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

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CARIA, Alabanda. Circa 185-173 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.92 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Undated issue, struck circa 170-167/6. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Pegasos left; monogram below throne, small kerykeion to right of throne. Meadows, Alabanda, Series 3.2, Group 1, dies M3/M33, c = Gaziantep 1258 (this coin, illustrated in Gaziantep); Price 2457; HN Online 1503. Light iridescent tone, area of weak strike, trace deposits and a few minor marks on obverse. VF. Very rare with kerykeion to inner right; Meadows records only seven examples (including the present coin), with only one additional each in Pella and the ANS photofile, and two in CoinArchives.

From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Mostly Crowns (Louisville, KY), 21 February 1998. Ex 1994 Gaziantep Hoard (CH IX, 527 and CH X, 308).


Closing Date and Time: 28 June 2023 at 10:43:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.