★ A lustrous stater from Sidon ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 18 mm, 8.60 g, 12 h), Sidon, struck under Menes, RY 10 of Abdalonymos = 324/3. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, K; below left wing, ΣΙ. Price 3494. Lustrous. Struck from corroded dies, otherwise, good extremely fine.