KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 11h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menes. Dated RY 24 of Azemilkos (326/5 BC). Good VF.Triton XXVIII Greek, Gold Estimate: $ 2 000 |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.55 g, 11h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menes. Dated RY 24 of Azemilkos (326/5 BC). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin, and pearl necklace / AΛEΞANΔ-POY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; ||||= (date) and Phoenician ‘K (for ‘Ozmilk) below right wing. Price 3259 (Ake; same dies as illustration); Newell, Dated 19 (dies E/α); Rouvier –; HGC 10, 1 (Ake); DCA2 934; ANS Inv. 1944.100.35268 (same dies). Toned, a few edge marks, fields smoothed. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two noted by Newell (BM and Vienna), one additional in Pella database (ANS), none in ANS photofile, and this is the only example in CoinArchives. |