KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 17.20 g, 3h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Pella mint. Struck under Antipater or Polyperchon, circa 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, rose surmounted by bee right. Price 206; Moore 27–8 var. (dies 10/– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG Berry 204; SNG Copenhagen 709; ANS inv. 1944.100.29322 (same obv. die). Attractive light iridescent tone over lustrous surfaces, a few light marks on reverse. EF.
Ex Collection of an Aesthete; Gemini XI (12 January 2014), lot 35.
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