Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (17mm, 8.61 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Late lifetime-early posthumous issue of Cyprus, Citium, ca. 325-320 BC. Head of Athena right, hair wildly loose and upswept at temple, wearing necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long parallel crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; KT (city ethnic) monogram in inner left field below wing. Price 3104. Golden-rod fields flash with luster when rotated in hand seeming to sharpen the already crisp details.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD