The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

Greek Coinages, KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA, Alexander III: Tetradrachm, struck at Aradus, Phoenicia, c. 325-3

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 [aρ] in field

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.26g/12h

References: Taylor series 4, A24; Price 3426; Ashmolean 3007ff

Condition: Extremely fine, grey tone with lustrous golden highlights £400-£500

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