Lot 32
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, AR Tetradrachm (17.16 g), Babylon mint, struck c. 323-320 BC. Struck under Perdikkas. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle; M at left; ΛY beneath throne. Price 3692. Neat, high relief devices fully struck -- some doubling to reverse. Fine, even iridescent toning. The pretty obverse is distinctive to the Babylon issues, and among the most attractive in the whole Alexandrine series. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 450.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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| Realized $460 |
