Macedonian kingdom, Alexander III, modern copy imitating a gold Stater from the Amphipolis or Philippi mint 330-320 BC., cf. Price 175.
Macedonian kingdom, Alexander III (336 – 323), modern copy imitating a gold coin from the Amphipolis or Philippi mint 330-320 BC.,
(gold) Stater copy (ø 17-18 mm / 3,95 g), silver, axis medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with snake.
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔPOY , Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, trident head horizontally to left, AΛEΞANΔPOY to right.
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2816852 ; http://forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=5RdWoQQYcNE= ; For the genuine issue cf. M. Price, The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhideus, London, 1991, no. 175 (ca. 8,5-8,6 g. gold) .
Martin Price identifies this type as originating in Macedon during the lifetime of Alexander and the early posthumous period, down to 320 BC. The major mint city of Amphipolis is used for convenience but he suggests that Philippi, located nearer the region's rich gold mines, as another strong possibility.
Wrong metal and weight, casting bubbles, soft outlines (especially at letters), rough surface,