{"product_id":"1506803-kingdom-of-macedonia-alexander-i-tetrobol-ca-460-451-bc-aigai-silver","title":"Kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander I, Tetrobol, ca. 460-451 BC, Aigai(?), Silver","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eMacedonian hunter (or warrior ?) riding horse advancing right, wearing kausia and holding two spears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eForepart of a roaring lion, right, only one foreleg visible; beaded line behind, all in an incus square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eBeautiful and extremely rare example from a tetrobol issue of the Macedonian king Alexander I Balas with the heavy thraco-macedonian standard (the mass of a tetrobol was approximately 2.45g, compared with 2.18g for the light standard). In addition to the elegance of the horse's engraving, there's also the presumably extremely rare characteristic of the lion having only one visible paw. \n\nAlexander I struck two issues with the lion, one still with archaic traits, between 480 and 476 B.C. (HGC 3.1, 759), and a second one, in the classic style, dated to the end of his reign, between 460 and 451 B.C., which explains its similarity to the coins of his successor Perdikkas II. This second issue appears to be of the highest rarity, with less than 10 examples of the “classic” type recorded in auctions. D.Raymond lists only 4 different reverse engravings (118-121), only one for n°118, 119 and 120, and 4 for n°121, for a total of only 7 examples of this type with the single lion's paw. \n\nRaymond, Group IV, 121 (P9\/A13) et HGC 3.1, 760. \nEx Delorme, Fraysse \u0026amp; Weil, 16-17 May 1998, lot 30. Faune d'Argent Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e2.47 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860851179852,"sku":"1506803","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/1506803A_b0101c89-ae94-4fda-8850-7824753acd6d.jpg?v=1762429887","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/1506803-kingdom-of-macedonia-alexander-i-tetrobol-ca-460-451-bc-aigai-silver","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}