Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 114 | Auction date: 23 November 2023 |
Lot number: 196 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Obol. Struck under Menes. Arados, circa 235-323 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; [ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ] to right, AP monogram to left. Price 3424 (Byblos; tetradrachm); cf. L. W. H. Taylor, 'On the Reattribution of some Byblos Alexanders to Arados II', AJN vol. 32 (2020), pp. 31-92, for reattribution of the series. 0.63g, 9mm, 12h. Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; an unpublished denomination. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 174. Estimate: 40 GBP |