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Lot 7. Alexander I AR Diobol

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Very rare Alexander I Diobol
Alexander I AR Diobol

Time left: 		Bidding closed (Sunday, May 22nd, 19:03:30 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 16:24:02 CET
Price realised: CHF 400.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 429.68 / USD 447.64 / GBP 357.24
High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #48, Lot 7. Estimate: CHF 500.00

Kings of Macedon. Alexander I (498-454 BC). AR Diobol (13 mm, 2.15 g).
Obv. Forepart of goat right.
Rev. Quadripartite incuse square.
AMNG III, p. 137, 23, pl. XXVII, 9 = Traité I, 1948 (Paros), pl. LXII, 3. Weber 1845.

Very rare, possibly only the sixth and certainly one of the better specimens known. Nicely toned and very fine.

For a longer discussion of this enigmatic issue, see Leu Auction 81 (2001), 174 and CNG 78 (2008), 321.



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