CNG 84, Lot: 277. Estimate $2500. Sold for $2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.51 g, 9h). In the name and types of Philip II. Abydos mint. Laureate head of Apollo right / Charioteer driving biga right; star below. Le Rider -; cf. Thompson, Philip 101; cf. ADM II series VI, 101 = SNG ANS 300 (same dies, monogram not erased). Choice EF, lustrous.

This exceptional piece is notable not only for its quality, but the fact that the monogram that usually appears to the right of the star has been erased in the die. Interestingly, the obverse die used for this issue was used to strike staters at Lampsakos (see ADM II p. 47 and n. 24).