Ancients: , MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR drachm (17mm, 4.28 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5....
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR drachm (17mm, 4.28 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. Early posthumous issue of Sardes, ca. 323-319 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; TI in left field, bee seen from above below strut. Price 2629. Neatly struck from fresh dies on blazing surfaces with light peach toning. HID10510052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR drachm (17mm, 4.28 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. Early posthumous issue of Sardes, ca. 323-319 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; TI in left field, bee seen from above below strut. Price 2629. Neatly struck from fresh dies on blazing surfaces with light peach toning. HID10510052018 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved