293. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (17mm, 8.61 g, 10h). In the name of Alexander III. Side(?) mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin, and necklace / ∫Å-s5¬EWs ŬE$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; d5 below left wing. Cf. Price 2948 (tetradrachm at Side(?) mint); CNG 66, lot 249 (same dies). Superb EF, underlying luster. Well centered, bold strike from fresh dies. ($5000) In the CNG 66 sale, this type was given to Babylon, due to a striking similarity of the obverse die to the illustration of P203 in Price. However, this may be the result of a die transfer or a transfer of the celator from one mint to the other. The illustration of Price 2957 from Side(?) also has a remarkably similar obverse style. In any event, the attribution to Side(?) is more likely, due to the presence of the ΔI control mark, which is not known at Babylon, nor is it likely at to have been used contemporaneously with P203, when that mint employed multiple control marks on each issue. At the same time, the Side(?) tetradrachm issue Price 2948 was relatively large in size, and it would not be surprising to find that the issue included staters along with the tetradrachms.
294. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 17.23 g, 2h). In the name of Alexander III. Tarsos mint. Struck under Philotas or Philoxenos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ∫Ås5¬EWs ŬE$Å@droU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Nike standing right, holding wreath aloft in both hands; # below throne. Price 3038 var. (monogram); Newell, Tarsos 43, obv. die XLIV, var. (monogram); SNG Saroglos 515 var. (same). EF, attractive light gray toning with golden hues around the devices. Well centered and of fine style. ($1000) From a Continental Collection, purchased in the 1970s.
295. KINGS of MACEDON. Philip III Arrhidaios. 323-317 BC. AV Stater (18mm, 8.54 g, 1h). In the name of Alexander III. Sidon mint. Struck under Laomedon. Dated RY 13 of Abdalonymos (321/0 BC). Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with serpent, and necklace / ŬE$Å@droU, Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis in left arm; @ (date) below left wing. Price 3500 (same dies as illustration); Newell, Sidon 38 (dies Z/α); SNG Saroglos –; Anadol 448-9. Good VF, slight die shift on reverse. ($3000) 84