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.
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.
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.
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.
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, rose below throne. Price 2553; ADM I Series IX. Near EF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.21 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head left wearing Phrygian cap; monogram below throne. Price 2558; ADM I Series X. Good VF, underlying luster, small scratch on obverse.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.22 g, 12h). 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. Good VF, trace deposits, softly struck on obverse.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 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 upward to outer right. Price 2561; ADM I Series X. Near EF, underlying luster.The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.29 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; club downward to outer right. Price 2561; ADM I Series X. Near EF, underlying luster.The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.18 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. Near EF, some weakness of strike on obverse.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.31 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). Good VF, toned, some die wear. Extremely rare, two in CoinArchives (CNG E-422, lot 78, and CNG E-417, lot 69).
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.27 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. Near EF, underlying luster.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.29 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. Near EF, underlying luster.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.31 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 2564; ADM I Series X. EF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.25 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left field, monogram below throne. Price 2565; ADM I Series X. Near EF, lustrous.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 4326 g, 1h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left field, monogram below throne. Price 2567; ADM I Series X. Near EF, lustrous.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.28 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 2569; ADM I Series X. Near EF, struck with worn obverse die, slightly off center on reverse.
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; rose below throne. Price 2571; ADM I Series X. Near EF, lustrous.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.58 g, 12h). 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 VIII). VF, toned, some roughness, a couple deposits, graffiti and a little off center on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.04 g, 5h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram above strut of throne, M below, club in exergue. Price 3639; Waggoner dies 41/–; ANS inv. 1944.100.80423 (same obv. die). Near VF, toned, slight roughness.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Spink, February 1994.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.18 g, 6h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kylix in left field; below throne, monogram above strut, M below. Price 3654; Waggoner dies 41/–; ANS inv. 1944.100.80425 (same obv. die). VF, toned, light scratch on obverse, a couple light scrapes on reverse.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, 16 January 2004.