A beautiful stater of Alexander from Babylon
Lot 367
KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 20 mm, 8.57 g, 6 h), Babylon, struck under Peithon, circa 315-311. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; below left wing, head of satyr to left; below right wing, monogram within wreath. Price 3735. Underlying luster and perfectly centered on a very broad flan. Struck from slightly worn dies and with tiny die breaks and a small dig on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Privately acquired from Antiquarius and previously from an Australian deceased estate, purchased from Seaby in the late 1960s.
Starting price:
1000 CHF
Current bid:
1000 CHF
Bid increment:
100 CHF
Minimum bid:
1100 CHF
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Time left:
Closing time: 27-Jun-26, 15:03:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee.

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