★ A superb stater struck under Seleukos I for Alexander III ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.58 g, 2 h), Babylon, struck under Seleukos I, circa 311-300. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent. Rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ - AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to lower left, monogram of MYP within wreath; to lower right, monogram of HP. Price 3717 corr. (serpent not griffin on helmet). A superb example, beautifully struck on a full flan. Graffito on the obverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.