26 Centuries of Gold
325-320 BC Stater of Alexander III of Macedon "the Great"
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) KINGDOM OF MACEDON Alexander III, 336-323 BC |
| Item Description: |
AV Stater Kingdom Of Macedon The Morris Collection lifetime-early posthumous |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. This is a late lifetime or early posthumous issue of the mint in 'Amphipolis', from about 325-319 B.C. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, the bowl decorated with coiled serpent / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, stylis cradled on left arm; cantharus in left field. Price 168. Müller 193
Where's Amphipolis? It's up round the bend on the way over to Asia Minor; almost to Macedon, halfway to the Dardanelles.
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