Fine Style Alexander Stater
113. Philip II. 359-336 BC. Tetradrachm, 14.09g (2h). Pella III, c. 323/2-315. Obv: Laureate head of Zeus r. Rx: ΦIΛIΠ - ΠOY Naked youth on horseback right holding palm, below horse serpent with one coil facing right, below horse’s raised foreleg Boeotian shield. These symbols with snake horizontally right rather than erect occur on only this one reverse die. Le Rider 524. Of the many tetradrachms of Philip, this is probably one of the most beautiful obverse dies, showing a correct but Hellenized portrait of the late king. Toned EF $2,000
114. Philip II. 359-336 BC. Fifth Stater, 2.60g (9h). Amphipolis, c. 323/2-316/5 BC. Obv: Head of Apollo right, hair bound with taenia. Rx: Naked youth on horse prancing right, ΦIΛIΠΠOY above, ΠA monogram below. Le Rider pl. 45.7. EF $300 Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection.
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116. Alexander III The Great. Stater, 8.63g (8h). Amphipolis, c. 330-320 BC. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with coiled serpent. Rx: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, trident head in left field. Price 172. EF $1,800 Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection.
117. Alexander III The Great. Tetradrachm, 16.68g (12h). Mesembria, c. 175-125 BC. Obv: Head of Heracles right wearing lion-skin headdress. Rx: BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] on right, [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY] on left, Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter; in right field, Corinthian helmet right above MA; under throne, ΠοΑ monogram. Overstruck; traces of undertype visible behind head on obverse and at 3-4 o’clock on reverse edge. Price 1082. Posthumous issue. Beautifully struck on an immense flan. Mint State $650 Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Purchased from Ken Dorney, December 1999.
115. Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III The Great. 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm, 17.20g (4h). “Amphipolis,” c. 323-320 BC. Obv: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion-skin headdress. Rx: ΒΑΣΙΛ - ΕΩΣ - AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter; Phrygian helmet in left field. Price 112. Flan crack at 6:00 on reverse. Mint State. $1,000 Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection. Purchased from Calgary Coin, March 1999. 30
118. Alexander III The Great. Tetradrachm, 17.16g (12h). Tyre, c. 305-290 BC. Obv: Head of Heracles right wearing lion-skin headdress. Rx: AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seated left holding eagle and scepter; monogram in circle in left field, another monogram in circle under throne. Price 3538. Mint