MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.58 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, ex-jewelry, brushed. Lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 330-320 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in five tight corkscrew curls falling straight along neckline with two more curls over left shoulder, wearing double 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; trident head downward in outer left field. Price 172. Stunning depth of detail, centered on a gorgeous goldenrod flan, breathes life into the figures. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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