172. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.97 g, 11h). Chalkis mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / ∫Ås5¬EWs d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, right foot propped on rock, holding trident in left hand, right arm resting on leg; ˚ to outer left, grape bunch on vine to outer right. Newell 150 (unlisted dies); SNG Alpha Bank 953; Meydancikkale 2585; Leu 30, lot 95 (same obv. die). EF, underlying luster, insignificant die break on jaw. Well centered. ($1500)
173. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.06 g, 11h). Uncertain mint. Struck circa 289-288 BC. Diademed and horned head right / ∫Ås5¬EWs d˙µ˙tr5oU, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, right foot propped on rock, holding trident in left hand, right arm resting on leg; to outer left, star above d; Å to outer right. Newell 160 (obv. die CLXVI); SNG Alpha Bank 953; Meydancikkale 2585; Leu 30, lot 95 (same obv. die). EF, lightly toned, slight die shift on reverse. Rare. ($1500)
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