Lot 1039
Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios I Poliorketes. Silver Tetradrachm (17.13 g), 306-283 BC. Tarsos, ca. 298-295 BC. Nike standing left on prow of galley left, blowing trumpet and holding stylis. Reverse: BA-ΣIΛE-ΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios standing left, seen from behind, preparing to throw trident, chlamys draped over extended arm; in left field, monogram in circle; in right field, ΠAP monogram. Cf. Newell 36 (Z instead of ΠAP monogram); SNG Alpha Bank -. A handsome example of this historically important type. The Nike particularly well struck, unlike her countenance on most of the tetradrachms from the hoard of a couple of decades ago and which still regularly appear in trade. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200
From the Lee Rousseau Collection; Ex Glendining's (14 June 1995), 16.
The combination of controls on the reverse of the handsome tetradrachm of Demetrios I Poliorketes is known only from an Alexandrine stater, Newell 33. Newell 36, the citation provided here, references a tetradrachm with a different magistrate's control in the right field of the reverse, having the letter Z in place of the ΠAP monogram.
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