E-auction 554-485582 - bgr_869496 - KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA - ALEXANDER IV Demi-unité

KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA - ALEXANDER IV Demi-unité XF

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Estimate :	120 €
Price :	28 €
Maximum bid :	32 €
End of the sale :	27 November 2023 14:01:40
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Demi-unité

Date: c. 323-310 AC.

Mint name / Town : Atelier incertain, Asie Mineure

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 15 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 3,68 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Joli revers. Usure régulière. Patine verte

Catalogue references :

Laffaille311 var. - MP.2803 pl. 110 - GC.6781 - Cop.- - SB.2301 var - AMNG. 3/- pl. 36/9 - HGCS. 3/1962

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête d’Héraklès de trois quarts de face à droite placée au centre d'un bouclier macédonien.

Reverse

Reverse description : Casque macédonien ; dans le champ à droite, un kyrikeion (caducée) ; monogramme dans le champ à gauche.

Reverse legend : B - A/ (HAR)

Commentary

Ce type est aujourd’hui attribué à Alexandre IV, le fils d’Alexandre le Grand, assassiné avec sa mère Roxane par Cassandre vers 310 avant J.-C.
This type is today attributed to Alexander IV, the son of Alexander the Great, murdered with his mother Roxane by Cassandra around 310 BC