★ Mirror-like lustrous surfaces ★
KINGS OF MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. Stater (Gold, 17 mm, 8.60 g, 1 h), Sardes, struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 323-319. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. ΦIΛIΠΠOΥ 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 EY; below left wing, torch. Price P77. Thompson, Sardes, 169. Perfectly centered, sharply struck and with mirror-like lustrous surfaces. Minor scratches on the obverse, otherwise, virtually as struck.
Ex Bucephalus 15, 10-11 February 2023, 83.
Price realized | 7'000 CHF |
Starting price | 2'800 CHF |
Estimate | 3'500 CHF |