CNG 111, Lot: 122. Estimate $5000.
Sold for $9000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Kassander. As regent, 317-305 BC, or king, 305-298 BC. AV Stater (19mm, 8.61 g, 1h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 307-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing pearl necklace and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; in left field, trident head horizontally left. Price 175; Troxell,
Ants, Issue 3. EF, underlying luster, edge bruise, minor die wear on reverse.
Ex Dr. Hans Nussbaum inventory (c. mid-1930s, his ticket included).
