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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.58 gm, 4h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of uncertain mint in Greece or Macedonia, ca. 310-275 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose in waves and over left shoulder, upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; ant seen from above in outer left field, star with eight rays in left field below wing. Price 831. Müller 179. Popular and unusual die symbol. Cleanly struck and expertly centered on lustrous flan.
From the Ulysses Collection. Ex German collection, formed in the early 2000s (Leu Numismatik, Auction 4, 25 May 2019), lot 210
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.58 gm, 4h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of uncertain mint in Greece or Macedonia, ca. 310-275 BC. Head of Athena right, hair flowing loose in waves and over left shoulder, upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; ant seen from above in outer left field, star with eight rays in left field below wing. Price 831. Müller 179. Popular and unusual die symbol. Cleanly struck and expertly centered on lustrous flan.
From the Ulysses Collection. Ex German collection, formed in the early 2000s (Leu Numismatik, Auction 4, 25 May 2019), lot 210
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-18mm-858-gm-4h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3097-30011.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3097-01102022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD