E-auction 235-158899 - bgr_457496 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER III THE GREAT Unité

MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER III THE GREAT Unité XF

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	78 €
Maximum bid :	90 €
End of the sale :	16 October 2017 14:00:30
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Unité

Date: c. 331-323 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sardes, Lydie

Metal : copper

Diameter : 17 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 6,36 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, bien centré. Belle tête d’Héraklès. Revers bien venu à la frappe. Patine verte

Catalogue references :

MP.2552 - M.841 - GC.6742 var - HGCS. 3/1925 b

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès à droite, coiffée de la léonté.

Reverse

Reverse description : Légende entre un goryte avec son arc et une massue posée horizontalement.

Reverse legend : ALEXANDROU/ (XU)

Reverse translation : (d’Alexandre).

Commentary

Ce type est normalement frappé du vivant d’Alexandre III le Grand. Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
This type is normally struck during the lifetime of Alexander III the Great. This type seems much rarer than general works suggest.