Alexander the Great, Posthumous Silver Drachm

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Alexander the Great (323 – 317 BC). Posthumous Silver Drachm, mint of Sardes, c. 322-319/8 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch…
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Description

Alexander the Great (323 – 317 BC).

Posthumous Silver Drachm, mint of Sardes, c. 322-319/8 BC.

Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left field, AΘ monogram below throne.

(Price 2638; ADM I Series XV).

Very Fine.

4.24g.

Specification

Period 323 - 317 BC
Date c. 322-319/8 BC
Coin Group

Ancient Greece

Denomination

Drachm

Coin Ruler

Philip III

Country

Thrace and Macedonia

Coin House

Kings of Macedon

Metal

Silver

Mint Mark

Sardes

References Price 2638; ADM I Series XV
Weight 4.24 g

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