Ancients: MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.24 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5....

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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.24 gm, 7h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 315-294 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; Λ above race torch in left field; MHΓ monogram below throne. Price 447. Gorgeous example of the type. Bold features on dove-gray flan.

From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, private sale with old dealer tag

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