Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 1848 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $8,000
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SOLD $6,000
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.53 g), Tarsos Mint, issued c.332/1-327 B.C., struck under Blakros or Menes, obv. head of Athena to right wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, and triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin, rev. Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm, wreath below right wing, to left **ALEXANDP[O]U*, (cf.S.6702, Price 3457 [Sidon], Newell Sidon 1 [dies F/n]). Struck from slightly worn dies, good very fine and very rare.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.
CNG Auction 400, lot 23.
This example from Tarsos mint represents the first issue of Alexander's gold stater coinage anywhere.
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