CassiusMarcus Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 Finally got one of these guys, been wanting an athena obv style Alexander stater for quite some time. I'm quite happy I waited though as I'm pleased with this one! MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.62 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, light marks. Lifetime issue or early posthumous of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, ca. 332-323 BC 12 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 Wow great pick up. A dream coin ...maybe one day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 Wow, beautiful coin. Lucky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 16 minutes ago, CassiusMarcus said: Finally got one of these guys, been wanting an athena obv style Alexander stater for quite some time. I'm quite happy I waited though as I'm pleased with this one! MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.62 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, light marks. Lifetime issue or early posthumous of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, ca. 332-323 BC Really nice coin! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted May 27 · Supporter Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, CassiusMarcus said: Finally got one of these guys, been wanting an athena obv style Alexander stater for quite some time. I'm quite happy I waited though as I'm pleased with this one! MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.62 gm, 11h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, light marks. Lifetime issue or early posthumous of uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, ca. 332-323 BC The accolade that came into my mind immediately @CassiusMarcus was "stunning". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted May 27 · Supporter Share Posted May 27 Spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted May 28 · Supporter Share Posted May 28 Really like that, @CassiusMarcus congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientJoe Posted May 28 · Member Share Posted May 28 Congrats! I love the fine reverse detail: so many of these staters have a crude/chunky depiction and this one is particularly delicate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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