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Sale 106


 
Lot 1033

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.54 g), 336-323 BC. Kallatis, ca. 250-225 BC. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is adorned with serpent coiled to right. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔP[OY], Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, K; below left wing, Φ. Cf. Price 907. A trace of luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Spink's Numismatic Circular 108 (August 2000), 2836.
The shape of the secondary control (Φ) below the wing of Nike is slightly different than how it is described by Price, nor does Hersh note this rendition of it in his Additions and Corrections to Price's corpus.

 
Realized $6,300



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