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425, Lot: 78. Estimate $2000.
Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.57 g, 12h). In the name of Alexander III. Tyre mint. Struck under Laomedon. Dated RY 29 of ‘Ozmilk (321/0 BC). Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below right wing, Phoenician ‘K (for ‘Ozmilk) and = above ||| ||| above [|||] (date). Price 3276 var. corr. (configuration of date [see below]); Newell, Dated 30 var. (dies L/- [unlisted rev. die]); BM 1947,0705.1 (same dies); CNG 85, lot 532 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation, 4280844-001, graded MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5 (incorrectly noting the date as “yr.26”). Very rare.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400 (28 June 2017), lot 34.

The BM coin that Price references for his issue 3276 actually is a different variety than either variety noted by Newell 30.