Ancients
CENTRAL EUROPE. Imitation of Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (17mm, 8.57 gm, 11h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Celtic imitative of a lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. late 4th-3rd centuries BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three parallel corkscrew curls, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, bowl decorated with coiled serpent / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; thunderbolt in outer left field. cf. Price 164. A few scattered marks and an unusual imitative style.
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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD