Ancient Gold
Lot 3262 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,500
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.490 grams), Babylon mint, issued 317-311 B.C. during first satrapy of Seleucus, obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with griffin, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand and a ship's mast, **BA SILE[WS]* and MHP monogram in wreath in lower left field, to right **ALEXANDPO[U]*, (cf.S.6702; cf.Price 3700 [p.473 for tetradrachm for symbol], cf.M.710, cf.BMC 3700). Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished.
With CNG ticket.
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