| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Ancients MACEDON. Chalcidian League. Ca. 432-348 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 14.32 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, scratches. Olynthus, ca. 390 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right; sprig in left field / Χ-Α-Λ-ΚΙΔ-ΕΩΝ, cithara (lyre) with seven strings. Robinson & Clement Group I, 42 var. (A32/P- [unlisted rev. die]). SNG ANS -. HGC 3, 498. Extremely rare issue with floral symbol - R&C record only two examples (Athens, Brussels), both of which are from the same obverse die and have the same die breaks. Despite not listing it on the holder, this coin is in Fine Style, from the same dies as a previous example we have sold (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3109, 17 August 2023, lot 31009). The Chalcidice is a three-fingered area of land extending from eastern Macedon into the Aegean Sea. Wary of Athenian imperialism and the rising power of the Macedonian Kingdom, the free cities of the Chalcidice banded together in ca. 432 BC to form a defensive coalition called the Chalcidian League, with its capital of Olynthus. The silver coinage struck at Olynthus was on the Macedonian standard, somewhat lighter than the Attic standard employed by most of Greece, and was legal tender at all cities belonging to the league. The standard design featured a head of Apollo, god of beauty, art, and music, with a type of lyre called a cithara on the reverse. The depictions of Apollo on these pieces are remarkable for the strength and beauty of their style. Sadly, the Chalcidian League's coinage came to an end with the capture and destruction of Olynthus by King Philip II of Macedon in ca. 348 BC. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedon-chalcidian-league-ca-432-348-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1432-gm-12h-ngc-xf-5-5-3-5-scratche/a/3115-31012.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 6000-8000 USD |  |
