Ancient Gold
Lot 4509 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $3,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.540 grams), Babylon mint, issued 311-305 B.C., obv. head of Athena to right in crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with serpent, rev. Nike standing to left, holding wreath in outstretched hand, MTP monogram in wreath in lower left field, to right MI, to left **BA SILEWS*, to right **ALEXANDP[OU]*, (cf.S.6702; Price 3745, M.733, BMC 3745). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 4507
SICILY, Syracuse, Time of Agathokles, (317-289 B.C.), electrum fifty (50) litrai, (3.472 grams), obv. laureate ...
Estimate $800
Lot 4508
MACEDON, Kingdom of Philip II, (359-336 B.C.), gold stater, (8.562 grams), Abydos mint, issued c.323-319 ...
Estimate $4,000
Lot 4509 This lot
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.540 grams), Babylon mint, issued 311-305 ...
Estimate $3,500
Lot 4510
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.532 grams), Sidon mint, issued 330-323 ...
Estimate $3,000
Lot 4511
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.276 grams), Tomis mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 ...
Estimate $2,500