CNG 102, Lot: 231. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.51 g, 5h). Babylon mint. Struck under Archon, Dokimos, or Seleukos I, circa 323-318/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; facing head of Helios below left wing, KY below right wing. Price P203 (same obv. die as illustration); SNG Saroglos –; Triton XV, lot 1127 (same dies). Near EF, underlying luster, a hint of die rust on obverse, tiny die break on reverse. Well centered and struck.