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Alexander the Great, Gold Stater, lifetime issue, Sardes, NCG XF 5/5, 4/5.
Macedon, Alexander the Great (336-323 BC), gold Stater, lifetime issue, Sardes, 334-323 BC, helmeted head of Athena right, rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, coiled serpent in left field, 8.63g (Price 2532). In NGC holder graded choice EF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5.
NGC Certification 6280608-012
It was after the Battle of Granicus that the Persians surrendered their provincial capital Sardes (in modern day western Turkey) in the Satrapy of Lydia. The conquest is highly significant for numismatics as Sardes had been the prolific mint for Persian Sigloi and Darics, and the existing mint was immediately re-employed with producing coinage for Alexander instead. It was Alexander's first mint in Asia.