ANCIENT COINS, GREEK COINS, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Gold Stater, 8.50g. Mint of Babylon, under Seleukos I, c.311-300 BC. Head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with coiled serpent on bowl. Rev. Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and stylis, MI below left wing, monogram in wreath below right wing (SC 81.2; Price 3748; HGC 9, 3a). Very attractive with rose colour highlights, superb extremely fine.
Estimate: $ 5,000