★ Extremely Rare Stater of Antigonos II Gonatas ★
KINGS OF MACEDON. Antigonos II Gonatas. (277/6-239 BC). GOLD Stater. Amphipolis.
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev: ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ.
Nike standing left, holding aphlaston and stylis. Controls: To left, wreath below left wing.
HGC 3.1, 1039; CNG 100, lot 57 (which realized a hammer of $12,000); New York Sale XXVII [Prospero], lot 314 (which realized a hammer of $65,000) = Sotheby's [Bunker Hunt] 1990, lot 390; CNG 66, lot 262.
Extremely rare, and one of just a handful held privately.
Condition: Good very fine, struck on a compact flan.
Weight: 8.63 g.
Diameter: 15 mm.
Price realized | 4'000 EUR 1 bid |
Starting price | 4'000 EUR |
Estimate | 5'000 EUR |