Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV distater (22mm, 17.12 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, brushed, edge smoothing. Lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, under Antipater, Polyperchon, or Cassander, ca. 325-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent, three corkscrew curls of hair across neck, helmet with long plume ends / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; trident head downward in left field. Price 171. Müller 104.
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Estimate: 12000-18000 USD