Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 2671 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 25TH NOV) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $2,000
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SOLD $6,500
ITALY, Calabria, Tarentum, Alexander the Molossian, king of Epeiros, (350-330 B.C.), gold twelfth stater, issued 334-330, (0.65 g), obv. radiate head of Helios facing slightly left, rev. thunderbolt, **AL / EX* in two lines above and below, (S.1984, BMC 2, SNG ANS 976, Vlasto 1865). Extremely fine and rare.
Ex D.G.L. Worland Collection. Previously New York Sale XIV, (lot 6.) With tickets.
Alexander I of Epirus was an uncle of both Alexander the Great and Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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