KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.86 g, 11h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menon or Menes, circa 332/1-328/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; O below throne. Price 3244 (Ake); Newell, Dated 6 (obv. die V). Near VF, toned, some roughness.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.87 g, 5h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menes. Dated RY 23 of Azemilkos (327/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Phoenician 'K (for Azemilkos) above |||= (Phoenician date). Price 3256 (Ake); Newell, Dated 18 (dies XV/α); DCA 736. Near VF, minor porosity, off center on obverse.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.10 g, 5h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kerykeion in left field; below throne, monogram above M. Price 3627. VF, lightly toned, scattered marks.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.95 g, 1h). In the name of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; vertical thunderbolt in left field. Price 232. Fine, toned.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.17 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left field, monogram below throne. Price P68; ADM I Series XII. Good VF, lightly toned.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.94 g, 6h). In the name of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Struck under Laomedon. Dated RY 28 of Azemilkos (322/1 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Phoenician 'K (for Azemilkos) above || ||| |||= (Phoenician date); Phoenician A below throne. Price 3272 (Ake); Newell, Dated 29 (dies XXIV/ι); DCA 737. VF, lightly toned.From collection of Will Gordon. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 397.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.93 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Phoenicia or Syria. Struck under Laomedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field. Price 3563. Good VF, lightly toned, slightly off center, weak strike and small metal impurity on obverse. Rare.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.00 g, 4h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, ΛY below throne. Price P181. Near VF, rough surfaces.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.01 g, 3h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, wheel above monogram; monogram below throne. Price P189. Good VF, lightly toned.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.93 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Struck under Menes. Dated RY 36 of 'Ozmilk (314/3 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Phoenician 'K (for 'Ozmilk) and ||| ||| –= (date). Price 3292 (Ake); Newell, Dated 41; DCA 737. VF, toned, a few marks.From the collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 17.13 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Dated RY 9 or 10 of an uncertain king (309/8 or 308/7 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Phoenician 'K (for Azemilkos) and ||| ||| above ||| (Phoenician date). Price 3299 (Ake); Newell, Dated 48 (obv. die XLI); DCA 738. Good VF, toned, obverse slightly off center. High relief.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.01 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Susa mint. Struck under Aspesias, Satrap of Susiana, circa 316-311 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field; wreath in left field; below throne, E above strut, ΠP monogram below. Price 3854. Good VF, toned, scratch on obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As Regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.99 g, 8h). In the name and types of Philip II. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right / Youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right; aplustre below, • in Π below raised foreleg. Le Rider pl. 46, 18; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 323–5; SNG ANS 738–46. EF, toned.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As Regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.06 g, 9h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; monogram below throne. Price 447; Ehrhardt 35. VF, lightly toned.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As Regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.91 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; kantharos below throne. Price 468; Ehrhardt 36. VF.From collection of Will Gordon.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As Regent, 317-305 BC, or King, 305-298 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.02 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-297 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; kantharos below throne. Price 468; Ehrhardt 36. VF, toned, light deposits, delamination on reverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.85 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Salamis mint. Struck circa 306-300 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΠA monogram in left field, Γ below throne. Newell 8 (dies V/13 [obv. die unlisted for issue]); Price 3182. Near VF, toned.From collection of Will Gordon.
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MACEDON (Roman Province). Aesillas. Quaestor, circa 95-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.05 g, 1h). Uncertain mint. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right; Θ behind neck / Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath. Bauslaugh Group VI (unlisted obv. die); SNG Copenhagen 1330. VF, toned, a few cleaning marks, compact flan.
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EPEIROS, Federal coinage (Epirote Republic). Circa 234/3-168 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.63 g, 5h). Laureate head of Zeus right; monograms to left and below / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; all within wreath. Franke Group II, Series 10, 123–4 var. (V67/R– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG Copenhagen 110 (same obv. die). VF, toned, flan crack, minor roughness.
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THESSALY, Ainianes. Circa 350s-340s BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.66 g, 6h). Hypata mint. Laureate head of Zeus left / AINIANΩΝ, the hero Phemios standing right, holding petasos and drapery, preparing to hurl javelin; sideways Φ on ground line below. Liampi, Beitrag Group I; BCD Thessaly I 1011-2 (same rev. die); BCD Thessaly II 26 (same rev. die); HGC 4, 38. Near VF, toned.From the BCD Collection. Ex Dr. John A. Sawhill Collection (Stack's, 15 March 1979), lot 94 (part).
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