Alexander's armies were paid in gold, and the stater was the coin that moved with them from Macedon to the Indus. This gold stater carries his royal types as an early posthumous issue, struck in the years just after his death in 323 BC when his successors kept the design alive to hold the empire together. Most surviving examples show real circulation wear from decades of trade across three continents, so a piece that stayed Mint State is genuinely uncommon. Full Mint State survivors like this one sit at the top of what collectors of Hellenistic gold can hope to find.

The obverse shows the helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent. Her profile is boldly rendered in high relief, with sharp detail in the helmet crest and the curls falling along her neck. On the reverse, Nike stands left holding a wreath in her outstretched hand and a stylis, the naval standard, over her shoulder, with the Greek legend of Alexander's name at the right. A wreath control mark sits in the left field and a monogram below, both crisply struck.

NGC certified this stater Mint State with a perfect 5/5 strike and 3/5 surfaces. The strike grade tells the story here: every device came up complete, from Athena's serpent ornament to the feather detail in Nike's wings. Warm yellow gold covers both sides, and the metal keeps the soft glow that only an uncirculated ancient can show. For those seeking a well-struck example of the most famous gold coin of the ancient world, this stater delivers. The coin pictured is the exact coin you will receive.

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