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Long Beach Signature Sale 3076 5-6 & 9 Sep 2019
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.50 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Early posthumous issue of Colophon, ca. 319-310 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right, hair falling in loose curls / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, wreath upward in right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; ΠA monogram above ΩI monogram in left field. Price 1785 var. (ΠPA monogram). Extremely rare - only one example in sales archives (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 92 Part 1, 23 May 2016, lot 158, realized 6500 CHF).
Ex Glenn Woods, private sale with old dealer tag.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2000-2500 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.50 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Early posthumous issue of Colophon, ca. 319-310 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right, hair falling in loose curls / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, wreath upward in right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; ΠA monogram above ΩI monogram in left field. Price 1785 var. (ΠPA monogram). Extremely rare - only one example in sales archives (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 92 Part 1, 23 May 2016, lot 158, realized 6500 CHF).
Ex Glenn Woods, private sale with old dealer tag.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-18mm-850-gm-11h-ngc-au-5-5-4-5/a/3076-30044.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-2500 USD