Treasure, World and U.S. Coin Auction #14

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768. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint. Price 93; Troxell E8. 17.22 grams. Head of Heracles

right wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on backless throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; bucranium in left field. Well-centered and lustrous AU. Estimate: $400-$600.

769. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint. 17.11 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing

lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on backless throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; Lustrous AU-, struck slightly off-center. Estimate: $400-$600.

770. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Al-

exander III (the Great), lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), ca. 325-323 BC, Amphipolis mint.

Price 1947. 16.93 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on backless throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; uncertain emblem in the left field. AU with choice portrait, slightly jagged edge (as made), very light surface porosity. Estimate: $400-$600.

771. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), possible lifetime issue (legs of Zeus not crossed), struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC, Amphipolis mint. Price 78.

16.93 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated on backless throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; herm in the left field. Bold, well-centered UNC with lustrous fields, hairline flan-flaw on reverse. Estimate: $400-$600.

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