Ancients
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.60 gm, 10h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Posthumous issue of Amphipolis, under Cassander, ca. 310-301 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in five tight corkscrew curls and loose over left shoulder, wearing beaded necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, with long divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; trident head left in outer left field. Price 175. Elegantly carved designs accentuated by russet cabinet toning to offset the otherwise marigold fields.
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Estimate: 5000-6000 USD