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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV distater (22mm, 17.19 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5, edge marks. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, 325-323 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls, upswept at temple, and flowing 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 / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; trident head downward in outer left field. Price 171. Müller 104. Troxell Studies, Group A, 532-533. Gulbenkian 841. Lovely old toning on matte surfaces.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 126 (17 November 2021), lot 81; A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd, private sale; Rodolfo Ratto, Auction 11 (4 April 1927), lot 565
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