★ The earliest series of staters of Alexander ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.56 g, 12 h), Tarsos, struck under Balakros or Menes, circa 332/1-328/7. Head of Athena to right, wearing 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, trident head downward. Price 3006. An attractive example of this earliest series of staters of Alexander. Minor flan fault on the obverse and the reverse struck from a slighty worn die, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.