MYTILENE ALEXANDER TYPE TETRADRACHM – EXTREMELY RARE ISSUE OF MAGISTRATE PEISISTRATOS – CHOICE VF NGC GRADED GREEK LESBOS COIN (Inv. 19479)

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19479. ISLAND OF LESBOS. MYTILENE. CIVIC ISSUE IN THE NAME AND TYPES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT, ca. 188–170 BC
Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander type, 17.11 g, 36 mm. Issue ca. 188–170 BC, naming magistrate Peisistratos.
Obv. Head of young Hercules right in lion skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, lyre in left field, caduceus under throne.
Price 1738 corr. (Price does the mention the caduceus under the throne which is very clear on this specimen); Pella database lists 4 specimens, including: ANS 1944.100.31457; London,1958,1207.3; Bibliothèque nationale de France R 4098 and R 4099.
NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, “brushed,” “scratches,” “die shift.” Extremely rare variety, with only 2 other specimens on CoinArchives and the 4 pieces in institutions mentioned above.