Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.59 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime issue of Cyprus, Salamis, ca. 332-323 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three tight corkscrew curls, upswept at temple and flowing loose over left shoulder, wearing pendant earring, double necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; eagle standing left in left field below wing. Price 3133. Struck from artistic dies on fully lustrous flan. Extremely rare - only one example in sales archives (November 2014).
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD