Just won this lovely (IMO) little coin (and two others, all well below the estimates
(bidders took early summer vacations this year
)).
KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR
Drachm (16mm, 4.31 g, 12h).
Sardes mint. Struck under Menander or
Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC.
Head of
Herakles right, wearing
lion skin /
Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left
field, TI below throne.
Price P99;
ADM I Series XIV (unlisted dies).
Superb EF,
toned, tiny die break on
reverse.
Property of
Princeton Economics acquired by
Martin Armstrong. Ex
Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 332; Numismatic Fine Arts
XXV (29 November 1990), lot 85; Numismatic Fine Arts II (25 March 1976), lot 124.