KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Distater (22.5mm, 17.20 g, 5h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC.Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I Greek, Gold Sold For $ 27 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. 336-323 BC. AV Distater (22.5mm, 17.20 g, 5h). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing necklace, single-pendant earring, 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; kantharos in left field. Price 167; Troxell, Studies, Group A, 534. Underlying luster, slightly soft on obverse. Near EF. Well centered. |