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<p>[QUOTE="oldfinecollector, post: 4236075, member: 110740"]I have win today CNG 463 , 2 Kings of Macedon drachm one lot 22 for 90 usd and the second one really beautiful lot 26 for 250 usd. I was hoping to got a nice Sestercius and I got 2 Greek monney . Anyway the Sestercius went too pricey as the denarius nearly X 3 the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 22</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1082697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. </b>336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs crossed; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Toned, traces of find patina, struck from worn obverse die. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lot 26</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1082701[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. </b>336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, club upward to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I am more on Roman I will be happy to know what you think of them hoping that not fakes as I doubt a lot about Greek coins feel more comfortable for Roman coins , to understand more and if the prices is not too high. I accept to learn by mistake no problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="oldfinecollector, post: 4236075, member: 110740"]I have win today CNG 463 , 2 Kings of Macedon drachm one lot 22 for 90 usd and the second one really beautiful lot 26 for 250 usd. I was hoping to got a nice Sestercius and I got 2 Greek monney . Anyway the Sestercius went too pricey as the denarius nearly X 3 the price. Lot 22 [ATTACH=full]1082697[/ATTACH] [B]KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. [/B]336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 4.32 g, 12h). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, legs crossed; monogram in left field. Price 2090; ADM I Series I. Toned, traces of find patina, struck from worn obverse die. Lot 26 [ATTACH=full]1082701[/ATTACH] [B]KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. [/B]336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 4.27 g, 12h). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; monogram in left field, club upward to outer right. Price 2550; ADM I Series IX. EF. The club on drachms of this issue is depicted either facing upward or downward. Neither Price nor ADM differentiate the two. As I am more on Roman I will be happy to know what you think of them hoping that not fakes as I doubt a lot about Greek coins feel more comfortable for Roman coins , to understand more and if the prices is not too high. I accept to learn by mistake no problem.[/QUOTE]
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