MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.53 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Early posthumous issue of Miletus, 323-319 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in four tight corkscrew curls, two more curls over left shoulder and upswept at temple, wearing pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, short divergent crest ends, bowl decorated with coiled serpent right / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled in left arm; KEH monogram in left field, bipennis in lower right field below wing. Price 2114. Struck from finely detailed dies on bright, lustrous surfaces.
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Price realized | 7'000 USD |
Starting price | 1'700 USD |
Estimate | 3'000 USD |