Stater In the name of Alexander III; Arados

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	324 BC - 320 BC
Value	Gold Stater (20)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Gold
Weight	8.58 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 472019
References	Price# 3331 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). , Müller# 1369 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. , Duyrat# 539-549 Frédérique Duyrat; 2005. Arados Hellénistique: Étude historique et monétaire / Volume 173 = Hellenistic Arados: historical and monetary study. Institut français du Proche-Orient, Beirut, Lebanon.

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Obverse

Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin springing right.

Reverse

Nike standing front, head to left, with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left; in field to outer left, kerykeion; to lower left, monogram of AP.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Mint

Aradus, modern-day Arwad, Syria

Mark

Price Monogram 118

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (324 BC - 320 BC)							$ 2200	$ 5300	$ 7900

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2021 October 28 - 29 World & Ancient Coins Signature® Auction 3093 Lot 31018	28 Oct 2021	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5)	USD 12 000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2019 January 6 - 7 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York 3071 Lot 33044	6 Jan 2019	AU (NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaw)	USD 2640.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2024 August 15 - 17 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3118 Lot 34036	15 Aug 2024	XF (NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5)	USD 5280.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 100 Lot 1080	29 May 2017	XF	USD 2131.24 (CHF 1700.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Emporium Hamburg Auction 70 Lot 15	14 Nov 2013	XF	USD 2076.58 (EUR 1800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Emporium Hamburg
	Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 42 Lot 25	23 Sep 2007	XF	Unsold
© Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
	The New York Sale Auction 7 Lot 52	15 Jan 2004	XF	USD 1950.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© The New York Sale
	Künker Auction 416 Lot 1602	29 Oct 2024	VF	USD 3230.24 (EUR 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Savoca Numismatik 37th Silver Auction Lot 19	29 Sep 2019	VF	USD 1615.12 (EUR 1400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG
	CNG Electronic Auction 149 Lot 40	4 Oct 2006	VF	USD 2200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.