Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes In the name of Philip II; Amphipolis

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
King	Demetrius I Poliorcetes (294 BC - 288 BC)
Stated authority	Philip II (359 BC - 336 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	294 BC - 290 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	14.3 g
Diameter	24 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 573208
References	Pella# philip_ii.273 PELLA (http://numismatics.org/pella/) , SNG ANS 8# 810-811 Hyla A. Troxell; 1994. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 8. Macedonia II (Alexander I-Philip II). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.

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Obverse

Laureate head of Zeus to right.

Reverse

Young jockey, holding palm branch and reins, riding horse to right. Below horse, thunderbolt over Ζ and below horse’s foreleg, ME monogram.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ
Ζ

Mint

Amphipolis, Macedonia, modern-day Amfipoli, Greece

Comments

Le Rider pl. 48, 3.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (294 BC - 290 BC)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 Lot 151	8 Jun 2005	XF	USD 750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 48 Lot 59	20 Nov 2016	VF	USD 197.89 (EUR 170.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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