★ Lustrous, perfectly centered and of fine style ★
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.50 g, 12 h), Kalchedon, circa 260-220. 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; in field to left, monogram of KA; below left wing, monogram of NIK. Müller 817. Price 914 corr. ('Kallatis'). U. Wartenberg & J. Kagan: Some Comments on a New Hoard from the Balkan Sea, in: Travaux Le Rider, p. 405 (for reattribution to Kalchedon). A lustrous and sharply struck piece, perfectly centered and of fine style. Minor edge cracks, otherwise, virtually as struck.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Price realized | 9'500 CHF |
Starting price | 4'000 CHF |
Estimate | 5'000 CHF |