KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.26 g, 12h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; thunderbolt in left field, monogram below throne. Price 2088; ADM I Series I. Good VF. Well centered.
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THESSALY, Oitaioi. Circa 360-344 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.54 g, 10h). Head of lion left, spear in jaws / OIT-AΩ[N] (retrograde), Herakles standing facing, holding club. Valassiadis 1; BCD Thessaly II 487; HGC 4, 129. VF, toned, some granularity, die break on obverse.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.29 g, 11h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs spread; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. EF, underlying luster.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. EF, underlying luster. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. A nice matched pair for jewelry.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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THESSALY, Orthe. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. Æ Trichalkon (21mm, 8.66 g, 10h). Helmeted head of Athena right / ΟΡΘΙΕΙΩΝ, forepart of horse emerging right from rocks from which grows an olive tree; all within wreath. Georgiou, Coinage, 3rd Period, 50 (O18/R27); Rogers 441; BCD Thessaly II 500; HGC 4, 697. VF, rough dark green patina.From the BCD Collection, purchased from Sotheby & Co., October 1993.
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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, legs spread; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. EF, underlying luster. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Two (2) coins in lot. A nice matched pair for jewelry.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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THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. Circa 460-440 BC. AR Hemidrachm (16mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Olosson or Phalanna mint. Thessalos, nude but for cloak tied at neck, standing right, holding band across horns of forepart of bull leaping right / Π-E, forepart of bridled horse right; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 542; HGC 4, 140. VF, toned, some die wear.From the BCD Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, December 1998.
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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 downwards to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. Near EF, underlying luster, a touch off center on obverse.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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THESSALY, Perrhaiboi. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (15mm, 1.26 g, 4h). Olosson or Phalanna mint. Thessalian warrior, holding two spears, on horse trotting left; altar below / Π[Ε]-Ρ (retrograde), Athena seated left on chair, holding helmet; all within incuse square. BCD Thessaly II 547 var. (ethnic); HGC 4, 144. VF, toned, fine cleaning marks. Struck on a broad flan.From the BCD Collection. Ex Superior (30 May 1995), lot 7352 (part of).
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.29 g, 12h). 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, underlying luster.
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THESSALY, Phalanna. Mid 4th century BC. AR Drachm (19.5mm, 5.14 g, 10h). Bare head of Ares right / ΦΑΛ[Α]-ΝΝ-ΑΙΩΝ, horse prancing right. Papaevangelou-Genakos 1; BCD Thessaly II 570; HGC 4, 165. VF, toned, some roughness.From the BCD Collection.
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 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 upwards to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. Near EF, slightly weak strike on obverse.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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