Lot 1048
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KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II, 359-336 BC. 1/5 Tetradrachm (Silver, 15 mm, 2.57 g, 12 h), Amphipolis, struck by Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander, approximately 323/2-316/5. Head of Apollo to right, wearing taenia. Rev. ΦIAIΙΙO: Youth on horseback galloping to right; below, grain ear. Le Rider pl. 46, 22. SNG ANS 702. Troxell, Studies, Group 8, 376-7. An exceptional well preserved example of this unusual denomination. Very minor the breaks, otherwise, extremely fine. Ex Leu 17, 31 May 2025, 121 (without the Sternberg pedigree), from the collection of a European Connoisseur, formed before 2002, Morton & Eden 124, 26-27 September 2023, 270, and ex Sternberg XII, 18 November 1982, 119. This lot can be shipped to a US address.
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KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip II, 359-336 BC. 1/5 Tetradrachm (Silver, 15 mm, 2.57 g, 12 h), Amphipolis, struck by Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander, approximately 323/2-316/5. Head of Apollo to right, wearing taenia. Rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOY Youth on horseback galloping to right; below, grain ear.
Philip II silver 1/5 tetradrachm, Amphipolis mint, c. 323/2-316/5 BC. 15mm, 2.57g. Apollo and horseman. Exceptionally preserved.
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638 €(CHF 600)
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- Lot #
- 1048
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- Location
- Winterthur, CH
- Lot Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 06:00:00
- Lots in Auction
- 300