Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.57 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, slight bend. Posthumous issue of Abydus, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose in waves and over left shoulder, wearing necklace and triple crested Corinthian helmet with long crossed crest ends pushed back on head, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; MH monogram above pentagram in left field, cornucopia in left field below wing. Price 1524. Finely detailed on bright and lustrous flan.
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Estimate: 3000-4000 USD