MACEDON, Kings of. Antigonos Doson. 229-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.07 gm). 
      Wreathed head of Poseidon right / BASILEWS ANTIGONOU on side of prow, upon 
      which is seated Apollo, holding a bow in his outstretched hand; monogram 
      below. SNG Ashmolean 3266; SNG Berry 386; SNG Alpha Bank 1046-1047; Price, 
      The Coins of the Macedonians, pl. XIII, 72. EF. ($3000) Ex Numismatic Fine 
      Arts Auction XXXII (June 10, 1993), lot 46. The reverse of this coin 
      commemorates Antigonos' defeat of the fleet of Ptolemy
      III Euergetes off Caria in 227. The Hellenistic baroque extravagance of 
      the obverse of this coin is balanced by the solid elegance of the reverse.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1309.
 
 Lot sold for $3750, plus buyers fees.

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