KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; sheathed sword in left field. Price 1349; ADM II Series III. EF, lustrous, compact flan. Very rare, five in Pella (including the four noted in ADM), three in CoinArchives.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.29 g, 11h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; star in left field. Price 1350; ADM II Series IV. EF, underlying luster, small scratch on obverse. Very rare, six in Pella (including the three noted in ADM), two in CoinArchives.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Demeter standing facing holding torch in each hand. Price 1351; ADM II Series V. Near EF, lustrous, obverse struck with worn die. Very rare, six in Pella (including the four noted in ADM), two in CoinArchives.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.34 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; monogram below throne. Price 1356; ADM II Series V. Choice EF, lustrous.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. Lot of two AR drachms. Both coins: Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; monogram below throne. Price 1356; ADM II Series V. EF, lustrous. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.33 g, 12h). Abydos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Hermes, holding kerykeion, standing left; Ξ below throne. Price 1502; ADM II Series I. EF, toned, underlying luster, softly struck on reverse. Rare.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.32 g, 1h). Abydos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Hermes, [holding kerykeion], standing left; horizontal Ξ below throne. Price 1503; ADM II Series I. Superb EF, lustrous, slightly off center.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.30 g, 12h). Abydos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of Pegasos left; monogram below throne. Price 1505; ADM II Series II. Superb EF, lustrous, slight die shift on reverse. Sharp details.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs crossed; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Near EF, lustrous.Price 2090 comprises two varieties, one with Zeus' legs parallel (or spread), the other with his legs crossed, though this distinction is not delineated in his corpus.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. Lot of two AR drachms. Both coins: Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Near EF, lustrous. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot.Price 2090 comprises two varieties, one with Zeus' legs parallel (or spread), the other with his legs crossed, though this distinction is not delineated in his corpus. This two coins in this lot represent each variety.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.31 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 330/25-324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kantharos in left field. Price 2542; ADM I Series VII. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.27 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, club downwards to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.29 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, club upwards to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster.The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.33 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, rose below throne. Price 2553; ADM I Series IX. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster, slightly soft strike on obverse.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4.26 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of male left, wearing Phrygian cap; monogram below throne. Price 2559; ADM I Series X. EF, lustrous, compact flan.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; club to outer right. Price 2561; ADM I Series X. Near EF, lightly toned. Rare.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram below throne, club to outer right. Price 2562; ADM I Series X. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Well centered.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, club to outer right. Price 2562 var. (position of monogram); ADM I Series X var. (same). EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Extremely rare, none in Pella, one in CoinArchives (CNG E-417, lot 69).
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.30 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field, monogram below throne. Price 2563; ADM I Series X. EF, lustrous, reverse struck from worn die.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.30 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; bee in left field, monogram below throne. Price 2563; ADM I Series X. EF, lustrous, a little off center.
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