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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     309875 Type:     Greek Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS Issuer:     Alexander III Date Ruled:     336-323 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     325-315 BC Diameter:     26 mm Weight:     16.22 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress Reverse Legend:     ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Reverse Description:     Zeus seated left on throne with back, left leg drawn back, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; retrograde Ν in left field, Δ or A below throne Mint:     Uncertain East Primary Reference:     Price unlisted Tet. #090 Reference2:     Unpublished Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309875 Grade:     gVF Notes:     The obverse appears to have been influenced by the early Alexander types from Babylon, while the revere is more closely related in style to the early issues from mints in Cilicia and Phoenicia. All of these prototype issues were from the circa 325-315 BC period, suggesting an early date for this issue.

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