CNG 88, Lot: 128. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. temp. Alexander III – Philip III. Circa 325-319 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.61 g, 9h). In the name of Alexander III. ‘Amphipolis’ mint. Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, trident head downward. Price 172b-d. Near EF, some luster around the devices.
Price 172a has a slightly different trident head, terminating in a horizontal line. That issue has been reattributed through die links to a later issue under Kassander (see Troxell, Ants, Issue 1).