| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 147 Price realized: 2,250 USD (Approx. 2,061 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Didrachm (21mm, 8.48 g, 12h). Babylon mint. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; M in left field, monogram below throne. Price 3603; Waggoner, Issue 2, Series 6, dies 100/c; SNG Saroglos 696 (same obv. die); Berlin obj. no. 18251699 (same dies); Pozzi 937 (same obv. die). Bright surfaces, slightly off center. Good VF. From the famed Alexander dekadrachm issue at Babylon; the last issue of his lifetime coinage, in the city where he died. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
