Stater - Alexander III Sardis
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Macedonia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 334 BC - 323 BC |
| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 8.6 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 406145 |
| References | Price# 2532 Martin Jessop Price; 1991. The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, British Museum (2 volumes). Margaret Thompson, Robert Ross Holloway, Irwin L. Merker. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Burton Y. Berry Collection. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). Margaret Thompson; 1983. Alexander's Drachm Mints / I: Sardes and Miletus. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Obverse
Head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet with crest.
Reverse
Nike standing left holding wreath in right hand, and stylis in her left hand; in left field snake left.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (334 BC - 323 BC) | 
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$ 2500 | $ 3500 | $ 5800 | $ 12 000 | ||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Heritage Auctions 2022 January 18 - 19 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098 Lot 33032 
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18 Jan 2022 |
AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5) |
USD 12 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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The New York Sale Auction 34 Lot 74
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6 Jan 2015 |
AU (NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5) |
USD 2250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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Heritage Auctions 2010 April Rosemont, IL CICF Signature World Coin Auction 3009 Lot 20021
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26 Apr 2010 |
AU (NGC Choice AU) |
USD 3875.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Triton XXVIII Lot 172
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14 Jan 2025 | XF |
USD 4250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Künker Auction 416 Lot 1146
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29 Oct 2024 | XF |
USD 5803.41
(EUR 5000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 26 Lot 623
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8 Jul 2023 | XF |
USD 6951.03
(CHF 5500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 25 Lot 381
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11 Mar 2023 | XF |
USD 6698.26
(CHF 5300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Auction 11 Lot 62
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14 May 2022 | XF |
USD 10 742.50
(CHF 8500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 109 Lot 129
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4 May 2022 | XF |
USD 7544.44
(EUR 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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Heritage Auctions Europe Auction 70 Lot 2208
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25 May 2021 | XF |
USD 4410.59
(EUR 3800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions Europe | |||||
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