★ A beautiful stater from Babylon struck under Seleukos I ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 8.56 g, 11 h), Babylon I, struck under Seleukos I, circa 311-300. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a 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 right, monogram within wreath; below left wing, H. Price 3707. SC 81.6. A splendid coin, lustrous, beautifully toned and struck on a very broad flan. Minor flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.