| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 115 Price realized: 10,000 USD (Approx. 9,159 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: MOESIA, Istros. Circa 260-253/40 BC. AV Stater (18.5mm, 8.47 g, 12h). In the name and types of Alexander III. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike, wearing long chiton, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, cradling stylis in left arm; below left wing, IΣ within wreath. Vîlcu & Petac Group 3, 10 (O4/R7); Price 968; HGC 3, 1797; Anadol 484–93; ANS inv. 1944.100.38434 (same dies); BM no. 1927,0504.10 (same dies); Hermitage Sale II 680 (same dies). Underlying luster. In NGC encapsulation 6323054-003, graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Very rare, only the coins listed above are published (with the museum pieces likely from the Anadol hoard), none in CoinArchives. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 80. Vîlcu & Petac associate the rare Alexander type staters struck at Istros with the participation of the city as a Seleucid ally in the Second Syrian War. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
