KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.09 g, 6h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, monogram below throne. Price 3603. Toned, porous, scrape on obverse. Near VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.59 g, 3h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, pilos above M; monogram below throne. Price 3685. Lightly toned, porous, scratches. Good Fine.
KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.08 g, 11h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, [symbol] above M; monogram below throne. Cf. Price 3674–87. Trace deposits, some marks, small pit on obverse. Near VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 324/3-320 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 1.99 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Arados mint. Struck under Menes or Laomedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Z in left field, AP monogram below throne. Price 3330; Duyrat Group IV, Series 10, 527–31. Toned, porous. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 324/3-320 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 16.75 g, 8h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Arados mint. Struck under Menes or Laomedon. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kerykeion in left field, AP (civic) monogram below throne. Price 3332; Duyrat Group IV, Series 11. Areas of porosity, scratches, flan flaw on reverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Drachm (15.5mm, 4.22 g, 11h). In the types of Alexander III. Kolophon mint. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; ΠA monogram in left field. Price P46. Underlying luster. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. Æ Unit (18.5mm, 5.07 g, 8h). Miletos mint. Struck under Asandros, circa 323-319 BC. Diademed head right / Horseman riding right; labrys above, monogram below. Price P64; ADM I Series VII. Green patina, hairline flan crack, some chipping around edge, trace deposits on obverse, some pitting on reverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. Æ Half Unit (26.515.5mm, 4.25 g, 12h). In the types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 323/2 BC. Macedonian shield with kerykeion on the boss / Macedonian helmet; kerykeion to left, rose to right. Price 2604A. Brown surfaces. Near VF. Well centered. Lot includes an old Frank Sternberg inventory ticket.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.10 g, 12h). In the types of Alexander III. 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. Graffiti in field and slightly off center on reverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13.5mm, 2.06 g, 2h). In the types of Alexander III. 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]. Price P185; ANS inv. 1944.100.80998 (same dies). Toned, porous, a little off center. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.10 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Abydos mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of Ammon right; ivy leaf below throne. Price 1551; ADM II Series XII. Lightly toned. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Abydos mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of Ammon right; ivy leaf below throne. Price 1551; ADM II Series XII. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6555688-021, graded Ch AU.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (16.5mm, 4.29 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Kolophon mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; B in left field, N below throne. Price 1801. Light roughness, scratches. Good VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.21 g, 6h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Kolophon mint. Struck circa 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; N in left field, Σ below throne. Price 1802. Toned, roughness, deposits, scrape on obverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC, or king, 306/5-301 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29.5mm, 17.14 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Uncertain mint in Coelesyria or Phoenicia. Struck circa 317-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, head of boar left. Price 3575. Lightly toned, trace deposits, light marks. VF. While it is fairly certain that this issue belongs to the region of Coelesyria or Phoenicia, the boundaries of the Antigonid and Ptolemaic possessions there continually shifted during the period of its striking. Thus, although the Antigonids usually controlled most of this region during this time, this coin might instead be a product of a mint under Ptolemaic authority.
KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.05 g, 7h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Struck under Menes. Dated RY 37 of 'Ozmilk (313/2 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, -|O (Phoenician 'K [= 'Ozmilk]) and ||| ||| – = above | (date [37 in Phoenician]) in left field. Price 3293 (Ake) corr. (date in two lines); Newell, Dated 42, obv. die XXXVI; DCA 737. Flan flaw on reverse. VF. Clear date.
KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 16.85 g, 5h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck circa 317/6-315/4 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Boeotian shield in left field. Price 248; Moore 250–1. Toned, small area of porosity and minor flan flaw on obverse, light cleaning scratches on reverse. VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 4.13 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Miletos mint. Struck circa 295/4 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, labrys below throne. Newell 49; Price 2148 corr. (monogram); ADM I Series XIII; HGC 3, 1015. A few scratches. Near VF.
KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.17 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; ΠE monogram in left field, ΔI below throne. Newell 2 (dies II/4); Price 3176; HGC 3, 1009a. Toned, light deposits. Good VF. Well centered. From the MWF Collection.
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip V. 221-179 BC. Æ (24mm, 11.00 g, 2h). Pella or Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 200/197-179 BC. Radiate head of Helios right / Winged thunderbolt; monogram above; all within wreath. Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 24a; Touratsoglou, Macedonia 20; HGC 3, 1062. Dark green patina, light roughness. VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 502 (20 October 2021), lot 177.
MACEDON (Roman Protectorate), Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; all in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club right; monogram above, two monograms below; all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left. Prokopov, Silver, Group II.A, 502.5 (O102/R395 – this coin, illustrated); HGC 3, 1103. Lightly toned, slight bend in flan, minor doubling on reverse. Good VF. From the MWF Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 September 2002), lot 497.