Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.55 gm, 3h). NGC Choice MS★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Posthumous issue of Babylon, under Seleucus I Nicator, ca. 311-305 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three tight corkscrew curls, flowing loose over left shoulder and upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, necklace, and triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, short parallel crest ends, bowl decorated with griffin leaping right / AΛEΞANΔPOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Nike advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; MI in outer left field, HYP monogram within wreath in left field below wing. Price 3749. Bold portrait from delicately carved dies. Expertly struck on glassy surfaces.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD