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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 140. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. KINGS of MACEDON. Archelaos. 413-399 
                                BC. AR Obol (0.46 gm, 7h). Aigai mint. Estimate 
                                $300 Sold For $460 

                              KINGS of MACEDON. Archelaos. 413-399 BC. AR Obol 
                              (0.46 gm, 7h). Aigai mint. Head of Herakles right, 
                              wearing lion's skin headdress / APX-E, wolf's head 
                              right; club below; all within shallow incuse 
                              square. Westermark, Remarks pl. LXIX, 7; AMNG III 
                              8; SNG ANS -; SNG Alpha Bank 162. Good VF, toned, 
                              minor porosity. Rare. ($300)

                              The fractional silver coinage of Archelaos marks 
                              the first appearance of Herakles in the regal 
                              Macedonian series.

                              See lot 129 for more information on early 
                              Macedonian kingdom and its coinage.








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