Triobol - Archelaus I Aegae

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
King	Archelaus I (413 BC - 399 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	413 BC - 399 BC
Value	Hemidrachm (½)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.98 g
Diameter	10 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 474865
References	SNG ANS 8# 72-74 Hyla A. Troxell; 1994. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 8. Macedonia II (Alexander I-Philip II). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , AMNG III# 8 Hugo Gaebler. Die antiken Münzen Makedonia und Paionia. Berlin, Germany (2 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 506 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , HGC 3.1# 800 Oliver D. Hoover; 2016. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 1. Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , SNG Delepierre# 942 Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France. , Traité IV# 816 Ernest Babelon; 1932. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.4 Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce septentrionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , SNG Alpha Bank# 154-161 Sophia Kremydi; 2000. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Greece / Volume 2.1. The Alpha Bank Collection: Macedonia, Alexander I - Perseus. Alpha Bank, Athens, Greece. , Westermark Remarks# pl. LXIX, 6 Ulla Westermark; 1989. “Remarks on the regal Macedonian coinage ca. 413-359 B.C.”, Kraay-Mørkholm essays, pages 301-315.

Obverse

Bearded head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress.

Reverse

Forepart of wolf right, gnawing a bone; above, club to right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: APX

Mint

Aegae, Macedon, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (413 BC - 399 BC)							$ 2000	$ 5300

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 26 Lot 266	21 May 2023	XF	USD 6333.22 (CHF 5000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medailen FPL 538, November-December 1990, 23
© Nomos AG
	CNG Auction 85 Lot 277	15 Sep 2010	XF	USD 1400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 126 Lot 78	17 Nov 2021	VF	USD 2849.95 (CHF 2250.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Triton XIV Lot 68	4 Jan 2011	VF	USD 2000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Roma Numismatics E-Sale 37 Lot 143	24 Jun 2017	VF	USD 456.41 (GBP 340.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 121 Lot 17	14 Jun 2014	VF	USD 348.36 (EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.