MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Philip III Arrhidaeus (323-317 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.59 gm, 9h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Lifetime issue of Abydus. Head of Athena right, hair in three tight corkscrew curls and loose over left shoulder, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, divergent crest ends, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; HM monogram above cornucopia in left field. Price P30. Perfectly struck on gleaming lustrous flan. From the Penn Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 331; Phoenix Art Museum; Orme Lewis Sr. Collection
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Price realized | 12'000 USD |
Starting price | 2'500 USD |
Estimate | 5'000 USD |