PERSEUS SILVER TETRADRACHM – ISSUE WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL PORTRAIT OF THE MACEDONIAN KING – CHOICE XF NGC 5/5 5/5 GRADED GREEK MACEDONIAN COIN (Inv. 18978)

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FPL VI, 20 (18978). MACEDON. PERSEUS, 179-168 BC.
Silver tetradrachm, 15.32 g, 31 mm. Issue of Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 173-171 BC.
Obv. Diademed head of Perseus right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠEPΣEΩΣ, eagle standing on thunderbolt right, MA monogram in upper field, AY monogram in right field, Φ between eagle’s legs, all within oak wreath.
Mamroth 18b; HGC 3, 1094.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 5/5, highlights of blue iridescent toning on obverse, with a superb and flamboyant portrait of Perseus.