Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 185. Closing Date: Jan 
        10, 2005. KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I 
        Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.99 
        gm, 12h). Chalkis mint. Struck circa 290-287 BC. 
        Estimate $1000 Sold For $1100 

      KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 
      BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.99 gm, 12h). Chalkis mint. 
      Struck circa 290-287 BC. Diademed and horned head 
      right / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU, Nude Poseidon standing 
      left, right foot on rock, holding trident in left 
      hand; monograms to outer left and right. Newell 
      151 (dies CLVII/303); cf. AMNG III 9-11; SNG Alpha 
      Bank 953 var. (different control marks); SNG 
      München -; Hunterian pg. 337, 4 (same dies); cf. 
      SNG Berry 343. Good VF, toned, obverse die rust, 
      minor smoothing in fields. Struck from dies of the 
      finest style. ($1000)

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