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ID:     710734
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Archelaus
Date Ruled:     413-399 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Stater
Struck / Cast:     struck
Weight:     10.65 g
Die Axis:     8 h
Obverse Description:     Horseman, wearing chlamys and petasos, holding two spears, riding horse left
Reverse Legend:     ΑΡ−ΧΕ−ΛΑΟ
Reverse Description:     Forepart of goat right, head reverted, within linear border in incuse square
Mint:     Aegae
Primary Reference:     Westermark, Staters, Group 1 (unlisted dies)
Reference2:     Westermark, Remarks pl. LXIX, 1
Reference3:     AMNG III 1 var. (orientation of name)
Reference4:     SNG ANS 64 var. (same); SNG MÜnchen -; SNG Alpha Bank 137
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=75962
Grade:     Good VF
Notes:     Rare first coinage of Archelaos, with superb detail of horseman