Ancients: , ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Ca. 240-180 BC. AR tetradrachm (32mm, 17.10 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, die shif...
ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Ca. 240-180 BC. AR tetradrachm (32mm, 17.10 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, die shift. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III the Great of Macedon. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; no symbols. Seemingly unpublished. Price -. Cf. Leu, We Auction 29, 186 for only other example. A stunning, dramatically rendered Fine style portrait of Heracles graces the obverse of this coin, set on a bright, delicately toned, and expansively broad flan. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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ASIA MINOR. Uncertain mint. Ca. 240-180 BC. AR tetradrachm (32mm, 17.10 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style, die shift. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III the Great of Macedon. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; no symbols. Seemingly unpublished. Price -. Cf. Leu, We Auction 29, 186 for only other example. A stunning, dramatically rendered Fine style portrait of Heracles graces the obverse of this coin, set on a bright, delicately toned, and expansively broad flan. HID10510052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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