CASSANDER BRONZE AE16 – OVERSTRUCK ON EARLIER SHIELD AND HELMET ISSUE – XF GREEK MACEDONIAN COIN (Inv. 18750)

$575.00

18750. KINGDOM OF MACEDON. CASSANDER, 305–298 BC.
Bronze AE16, 4.11 g, 16 mm. Issue from an Uncertain Mint in Western Asia Minor, 302–301 BC.
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [Κ]ΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ above and below club, bowcase in exergue.
HGC 3.1, 997.
XF, overstruck over a Macedonian bronze of shield and helmet design, the shield’s outer edge with crescent decorations visible above Athena’s head, pleasing green patina, exceptional for issue.