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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     810340 Type:     Greek Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS Issuer:     Alexander III Date Ruled:     336-323 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     330-320 BC Diameter:     18 mm Weight:     8.59 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Description:     Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet decorated with coiled serpent Reverse Legend:     ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ∙Υ Reverse Description:     Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and cradling stylis against left arm; in left field, trident head left Mint:     Amphipolis Primary Reference:     Price 0175 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=120426 Special Comments:     Struck under Antipater, circa 330-320 BC. Grade:     EF Notes:     Price lists this type among the gold issues he placed at a mint in Macedon, and suggested they may be from Amphipolis, though there was little certainty. Troxell’s study of Alexander’s lifetime Macedonian mints has also cast doubt on such an attribution.

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