Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 1839 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $4,000
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MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.49 g), 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 Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 80, lot 3262. Previously CNG with ticket.
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Lot 1837
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, gold quarter stater, (2.12 g), Macedonian mint, probably Amphipolis, (c.330-320 ...
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Lot 1838
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.56 g), Arados Mint, issued c.325/4-324/3 ...
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Lot 1839 This lot
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.49 g), Babylon Mint, issued 317-311 ...
Estimate $4,000
Lot 1840
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.58 g), Lampsacus Mint, issued 328-323 ...
Estimate $6,000
Lot 1841
MACEDON, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), gold stater, (8.50 g), Miletos Mint, issued c.325-323 ...
Estimate $4,000