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Dallas Signature Sale 3091 6-7 May 2021
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.49 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed, marks. Posthumous issue of Memphis, under Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap, ca. 323-311 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose below, over left shoulder, and upswept at temple, wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; EY below wing in left field, rose below wing in right field. Price 3966 var. (no serpent on helmet). Struck from dies of delicate style on mellow flan with subdued flashes of luster. Extremely rare - only three examples in sales archives.
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Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.49 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5, brushed, marks. Posthumous issue of Memphis, under Ptolemy I Soter, as Satrap, ca. 323-311 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose below, over left shoulder, and upswept at temple, wearing triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; EY below wing in left field, rose below wing in right field. Price 3966 var. (no serpent on helmet). Struck from dies of delicate style on mellow flan with subdued flashes of luster. Extremely rare - only three examples in sales archives.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-19mm-849-gm-1h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-/a/3091-31016.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD