Perseus of Macedon, Tetradrachm

KINGS OF MACEDON. Perseus, 179-168 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33mm, 17.02g, 11h), struck under the magistrate Zoilos, heavy standard, Pella or Amphipolis, circa 179-171 BC. Diademed and lightly bearded head of Perseus to right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙ-ΛΕΩΣ / ΠΕP-ΣΕΩΣ, eagle standing to right on thunderbolt with wings spread; above, monogram of ΖΩ; in the field to right of the eagle, ΜΙ; between the eagle's legs, Φ; all within an oak-wreath with a plough below. De Luca 112 (O27/R100). HGC 3.1, 1091. Mamroth, Perseus, 8. SNG Copenhagen 1267. Toned; minor marks and insignificant areas of flatness from uneven strike; barely noticeable die break on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine. ex. Münzhandlung Sonntag 42, 9 December 2024, 25.