★ An attractive stater of Alexander from Arados ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.58 g, 12 h), Arados, struck under Menes, circa 325/4-324/3. 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, monogram of AP. Price 3423 ('Byblos'). Struck from somewhat worn dies and with minor flan faults on the obverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From a German collection, formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.