The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

Greek Coinages, KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA, Alexander III: Tetradrachm, posthumous issue struck under Asandros at Miletos, Ionia, c. 323-19

Obverse: head of youthful Herakles right, wearing lion’s scalp headdress, paws tied below chin

Reverse: αλεχανδρου: Zeus seated left on ornate stool, holding eagle and plain sceptre; monogram [ηκ] in field

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.25g/1h

References: Thompson 183b.5, this coin; Price 2119; Ashmolean 2786, same obv. die
Condition: Good extremely fine and of superb style; light grey tone over lustrous surfaces £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Probably ex Demanhur Hoard, 1905 (IGCH 1664)
Sir Ronald Storrs Collection
Bt Baldwin, March 1945