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Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 172. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III. 
336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.02 gm, 12h). 
Smyrna mint. Civic issue, struck circa 220-200 
BC. Estimate $1000 Sold For $750 

            KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III. 336-323 BC. AR 
            Tetradrachm (17.02 gm, 12h). Smyrna mint. Civic 
            issue, struck circa 220-200 BC. Head of Herakles 
            right, wearing lion's skin headdress / ALEXANDROU, 
            Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, 
            sceptre in left; in left field, head of Tyche left 
            above monogram. Price 2247-2258 var. (different 
            monogram); Hersh, Additions -; Müller 992-994 var. 
            (same). Superb EF. Unpublished variety from a rare 
            mint. ($1000)

            The obverse dies used to strike the plate coin for 
            Price 2249, Mektepini 293 (unlisted by Price), and 
            the present coin appear to have been engraved by 
            the same hand.
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