★ Ex Bourgey, 1909; Published in Le Rider ★

No Reserve

Kingdom of Macedon, temp. Philip III - Kassander AV Stater. In the name and types of Philip II. Pella, circa 323-315 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga to right; Boiotian shield below, ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. Le Rider 607e (D234/R442 - this coin); SNG ANS 198 (same dies); Gulbenkian 831 (same dies); Pozzi 843 (same dies); HGC 3.1, 986.

NGC graded Ch AU 5/5 - 3/5, marks, brushed, fine style (#6154656-003); a truly spectacular example, boldly struck from fresh dies. Extremely Rare.

This coin published in G. Le Rider, Le monnayage d’argent et d’or de Philippe II (Paris, 1977);
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 183 (hammer: GBP 7,500);
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021, lot 479 (hammer: USD 9,000);
Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin, Number 737, January 1980, no. A1 (noting: “the finest specimen of this coin we have ever seen, splendid style, would grace any collection”);
Ex H. M. Collection, Émile Bourgey, 15 December 1909, lot 116.