Kingdom of Macedonia. AV Stater coin to the name and type of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). Amphipolis, circa 330-320 BC. Expert's opinion: Coin to the name and type of Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). Magnificent coin in its original condition. Obverse: Description: Athena's helmed head on the right, wearing the Corinthian helmet with a egret, her hair falling on her neck in twisted strands. Title: Anepigraphic Reverse side: Description: Nike standing on the left, wings spread, holding a crown with her right hand and the styli with her left; in the field on the left, a trident head upright, head upside down. Title: ALEXANDROY Translation: From Alexander Ref.: Price 172. History: Alexander III the Great is the son of Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias. He was born in 356 BC, when Philippe's horses triumphed at the Olympics. Upon the death of his father, who was assassinated in 336 BC, he became king of Macedonia at the age of twenty. He immediately crushes the Thebans and scours the city that had revolted. In 334 BC, he moved to Asia and, after the victory of the Granique, set out to conquer the Achaemenid empire, which would lead him to Persepolis, then to the gates of India. Returning to Babylon in 325, he married Roxane who gave him a son. Two years later, he died without completing his work, aged thirty-three years.