Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV distater (21mm, 17.21 gm, 10h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, 325-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing earring, double necklace and triple crested Corinthian helmet with long divergent crest ends, pushed back on head, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right, three tight corkscrew curls hanging straight and loose hair across left shoulder / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath upward in right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; vertical thunderbolt in outer left field, AO monogram below wing in inner left field. Price 191. Müller 1. Troxell Studies, Group B. Gulbenkian 843. Excellent strike and centering from dies of lovely style.
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Estimate: 20000-30000 USD