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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.59 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Late lifetime-early posthumous issue of Sidon, 333-305 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three corkscrew curls, wearing necklace and triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long converging crest ends, bowl decorated with griffin springing right / AΛEΞANΔP-OY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; star in inner right field below wing. Price 3463. Boasting dimensional portraiture of the goddesses thanks to expertly carved dies firmly struck onto the tight flan. Gentle warm toning shadows the devices on the otherwise shimmering fields.
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MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.59 gm, 7h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Late lifetime-early posthumous issue of Sidon, 333-305 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three corkscrew curls, wearing necklace and triple crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long converging crest ends, bowl decorated with griffin springing right / AΛEΞANΔP-OY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; star in inner right field below wing. Price 3463. Boasting dimensional portraiture of the goddesses thanks to expertly carved dies firmly struck onto the tight flan. Gentle warm toning shadows the devices on the otherwise shimmering fields.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-macedonian-kingdom-alexander-iii-the-great-336-323-bc-av-stater-18mm-859-gm-7h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5/a/3107-31029.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3107-05032023
HID02906262019
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