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LOT 1532
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,050
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III - Athena Gold Stater 311-300 BC
Struck under Seleukos I Nikator, Babylon mint. Obv: head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a serpent on the bowl. Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROY legend to left and right of Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; MTR monogram in wreath in left field, HR monogram in right field. 8.56 grams.
Good extremely fine; almost as struck.
LITERATURE:
Hoover HGC 3a; Price 3717 variant ("griffin on helmet"); SC 81.9 corr. variant (ditto).
