| Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 159 Price realized: 7,500 GBP (Approx. 9,501 USD / 8,747 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Kingdom of Macedon, temp. Philip III - Kassander AV Stater. In the name and types of Philip II. Pella, circa 323-315 BC. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga to right; Boiotian shield below, ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. Le Rider 607e (D234/R442 - this coin); SNG ANS 198 (same dies); Gulbenkian 831 (same dies); Pozzi 843 (same dies); HGC 3.1, 986. NGC graded Ch AU 5/5 - 3/5, marks, brushed, fine style (#6154656-003); a truly spectacular example, boldly struck from fresh dies. Extremely Rare. This coin published in G. Le Rider, Le monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II (Paris, 1977); Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 183 (hammer: GBP 7,500); Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021, lot 479 (hammer: USD 9,000); Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin, Number 737, January 1980, no. A1 (noting: "the finest specimen of this coin we have ever seen, splendid style, would grace any collection"); Ex H. M. Collection, Émile Bourgey, 15 December 1909, lot 116. Estimate: 9000 GBP |  |
