Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
Lot number: 293 Price realized: 5,500 CHF (Approx. 6,243 USD / 5,769 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.53 g, 12 h), Sardes, struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Rev. AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to left, monogram; below left wing, torch; below her right wing, A. Price 2633. Lustrous, fresh and with a particularly attractive head of Athena. The reverse slightly double struck from a somewhat worn die, otherwise, good extremely fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 27, 9 September 2023, 291 and previously from a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 1000 CHF |