Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15 | Auction date: 1 June 2024 |
Lot number: 64 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KINGS OF MACEDON. Perseus, 179-168 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 32 mm, 16.73 g, 12 h), Attic standard, Pella or Amphipolis. Zoilos, magistrate, circa 174-173. Diademed head of Perseus to right. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΠEΡΣEΩΣ Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt; above, monogram of ΖΩ; to right, MI; between the eagle's legs, Φ; all within oak wreath; in exergue, plow to right. Mamroth, Perseus, 8. SNG Ashmolean 3273-5. SNG Copenhagen 1266. SNG Manchester 745. Beautifully toned and with an excellent portrait. Minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Elsen 57, 6 March 1999, 1312 and Classical Numismatic Group 30, 11 June 1994, 79. Estimate: 2500 CHF |