Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 29-30 Aug 2022
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MACEDON. Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 B.C. AV Stater (8.59 gms), Uncertain Mint (Ake or Tyre), ca. 330-327 B.C. NGC EF, Strike: 2/5 Surface: 2/5. Ex-Jewelry.
Pr-3247 var. (Phoenician letters to right). Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, Phoenician letters (Ayin-Kof). Although NGC attributes the coin to Tyre and dates it to 309 B.C., the Price reference gives the coin an earlier minting date range of 330-327 B.C. and indicates Ake as a possible mint location.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
Pr-3247 var. (Phoenician letters to right). Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin; Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, Phoenician letters (Ayin-Kof). Although NGC attributes the coin to Tyre and dates it to 309 B.C., the Price reference gives the coin an earlier minting date range of 330-327 B.C. and indicates Ake as a possible mint location.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500