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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.56 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Early posthumous issue of Side(?), by Philip III Arrhidaeus, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Athena right, hair falling in three tight corkscrew curls, upswept at temple and falling loose over left shoulder, wearing pendant earring, pearl necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, short parallel crest ends, the bowl decorated with leaping griffin right / AΛEΞANΔPOY / BA-ΣIΛEΩΣ, Nike advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; ΔΙ in inner left field below wing. Price -. cf. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 293.
The celator who created the dies may have worked in Babylon or was transferred from that mint as the style is similar to Price P203 from Babylon for Philip III and Price 2957 from Side(?) for Alexander. Babylon did not use the ΔI control mark and employed multiple control marks on each issue, however, the Side(?) tetradrachm issue Price 2948 did use ΔI alone and was relatively large in size, thus a good candidate for a companion stater issue.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-4000 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.56 gm, 5h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Early posthumous issue of Side(?), by Philip III Arrhidaeus, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Athena right, hair falling in three tight corkscrew curls, upswept at temple and falling loose over left shoulder, wearing pendant earring, pearl necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, short parallel crest ends, the bowl decorated with leaping griffin right / AΛEΞANΔPOY / BA-ΣIΛEΩΣ, Nike advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; ΔΙ in inner left field below wing. Price -. cf. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 293.
The celator who created the dies may have worked in Babylon or was transferred from that mint as the style is similar to Price P203 from Babylon for Philip III and Price 2957 from Side(?) for Alexander. Babylon did not use the ΔI control mark and employed multiple control marks on each issue, however, the Side(?) tetradrachm issue Price 2948 did use ΔI alone and was relatively large in size, thus a good candidate for a companion stater issue.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-18mm-856-gm-5h-ngc-au-5-5-4-5-f/a/3088-34022.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD