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Lot # 123
Continental Greece. Macedon. Under roman rule. AR Tetradrachm, after 168 BC. Obv. Diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoulder in the centre of a Macedonian shield; shield decorated with seven eight-pointed stars within double crescents. Rev. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ/ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ. Club of Herakles, monograms around; all within oak wreath. SNG Cop. 1314-1315; SNG Ashmolean 3290-3292. AR. 16.87 g. 32.00 mm. A superb example, in exceptional state of preservation. Rare as such. Wonderful light iridescent tone, with golden hues. EF/Good EF.