Leu Numismatik

Auction 10  –  24 October 2021

Leu Numismatik, Auction 10

Celtic, Greek, Arabian, Roman, Byzantine and Early Medieval Coins

Su, 24.10.2021, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

★ An unusually attractive 1/4 stater of Alexander 'the Great' ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. 1/4 Stater (Gold, 11 mm, 2.18 g, 2 h), Amphipolis, struck under Antipater, circa 325-319. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝ/ΔΡΟΥ Thunderbolt above bow and club. Price 165. SNG Alpha Bank 464-5. Very well struck and unusually attractive for the issue, a beautiful piece. A few minor marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From a Bavarian collection, formed in the early 2000s.

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Price realized 4'200 CHF
Starting price 1'200 CHF
Estimate 1'500 CHF
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