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# 128 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$750
/ Price Realized: US$1400
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Macedonian Kingdom. Perseus. Tetradrachm
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Macedonian Kingdom. Perseus. 179-168 BC. Tetradrachm, 15.62gg. (12h). , c. 171-168 BC. Obv: Diademed head of king right. Rx: ÂÁÓÉ -ËÅÙÓ ÐÅÑ - ÓÅÙÓ Eagle with raised wings standing right on thunderbolt, ÈE monogram above head, AV monogram between legs, ËY monogram in right field, all within oak wreath; below, plow right. A. Mamroth, ZfN 38, 1928, p. 24, 19b. Toned Near Mint State.
Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Ex Pegasi 32, May 2015, lot 96.
This series financed Perseus’ war against the Romans, which ended when Aemilius Paullus defeated him at Pydna in 168 BC.
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