256/AA Alexander the Great stater, Helmetted Goddess Athena & Nike

Obverse depicts Athena wearing a crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with a coiled snake, wearing an earring and a necklace, her braided hair falling straight down the back of her neck and visible as wavy locks beneath her helmet to the side. The reverse depicts the winged goddess Nike "victory" holding a wreath and ship stylis (ornament) or a mast, and the inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ "Of Alexander."