Watch List notes:

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Distater (Gold, 22 mm, 17.16 g, 3 h), Amphipolis, struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holing laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, trident-head downward. Price 171. Troxell, Studies, Group A. A very well centered example of this prestigious issue. Very minor die rust on the obverse and with light marks, otherwise, good very fine.


From a European collection, formed before 2005.

The rare distaters of Alexander were called 'chrysoi alexandreioi megaloi' = 'big staters of Alexander' and had a value of five Attic tetradrachms or forty Attic drachms.