★ A splendid stater of Alexander III ★

KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’. Stater (Gold, 19 mm, 8.60 g, 2 h), Susa, struck by Koinos under Philip III Arrhidaios, circa 322-320. Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent. Rev. BAΣIΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; to lower left, ΛA; to lower right, monogram. Price 3845. A splendid example of superb style. Very light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a German collection, assembled since the 1960s.