Greek: MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (17mm, 8.57 gm, 5h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/...
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Stunning Choice Mint State Seleucus Stater
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV
stater (17mm, 8.57 gm, 5h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine
Style. Posthumous issue, Babylon, under Seleucus I Nicator, ca.
311-305 BC. Head of Athena right, hair in three thick corkscrew
curls, upswept at temple, and flowing loose over left shoulder,
wearing pendant earring, beaded necklace, and triple crested
Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, long parallel crest ends,
bowl decorated with griffin leaping right / AΛEΞANΔPOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ,
Nike standing facing, head left, wreath in outstretched right hand,
stylis cradled in left arm; MI in outer left field, HYP monogram
within wreath in left field below wing. Price 3749 corr. (griffin,
not sphinx). SC 81.3 corr. (same). Struck from breathtaking,
high-relief dies, meticulously centered on lightly lustrous
surfaces.From the Mirabilis Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 392.
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000.
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