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25 September 2024

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The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

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№ 151

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25 September 2024

Hammer Price:
£4,000

Greek Coinages, KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA, Alexander III: Tetradrachm, struck at Babylon, c. 325-323

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

Reverse: aλεχανδρου: Zeus seated left on ornate chair, holding eagle and plain sceptre; hoe above m in left field, monogram [μφ] below throne

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.22g/4h

Preferences: Price 3666; Sunrise 144, same dies; Ashmolean –

Condition: Extremely fine, lightly toned over lustrous fields £600-£800

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, 18 March 1945