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ID:     191760
Type:     Greek
Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Alexander III
Date Ruled:     336-323 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     315-305 BC
Diameter:     25 mm
Weight:     16.97 g
Die Axis:     4 h
Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse Legend:     ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Reverse Description:     Zeus seated left on throne with back, right leg drawn back, both feet on footstool, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; monogram within circle in left field, monogram below throne
Mint:     Carrhae
Primary Reference:     Price unlisted Tet. #081
Reference2:     Unpublished
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=191760
Grade:     aEF
Notes:     Cf. Price 3796-3808 for series. Unpublished with this monogram in left field. For the reattribution of this series to Tarsos, see CNG 85, lot 301.