Kingdom of Macedon, temp. Alexander III - Philip III AV Quarter Stater. ‘Amphipolis’, circa 330-320 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with a coiled serpent / Τhunderbolt, club and bow; AΛEΞANΔΡΟΥ across fields. Price 165 var. (rev. legend placement); SNG Alpha Bank 466; De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam RE-04705 (same dies); HGC 3.1, 897a. 2.14g, 11mm, 6h.
NGC graded Ch VF 5/5 - 3/5, edge marks (#6158069-006). A rare variant; only one example in the Pella archive with this rev. legend placement.
From the GK Collection;
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 336, 27 May 2019, lot 15;
Ex Prof. Dr. Hagen Tronnier Collection, Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 94, 27 September 2004, lot 666;
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 145, 27 February 1985, lot 60.w
Price realized | 2'200 GBP |
Starting price | 450 GBP |
Estimate | 750 GBP |