Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Posthumous Silver Tetradrachm

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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander the Great (336-323 BC). AR Tetradrachm, posthumous issue, mint of Amphipolis, struck under Kassander, c. 307-297 BC. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing a lionskin headdress.…
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Description

Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander the Great (336-323 BC).

AR Tetradrachm, posthumous issue, mint of Amphipolis, struck under Kassander, c. 307-297 BC.

Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing a lionskin headdress.
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ – ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, torch and Λ in left field, monogram below throne.

(Price 463).

Good Very Fine.

17.11g.

Specification

Period 336 - 323 BC
Date c. 307 - 297 BC
Coin Group

Ancient Greece

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Coin Ruler

Alexander III

Country

Thrace and Macedonia

Coin House

Kings of Macedon

Metal

Silver

Mint Mark

Amphipolis

References Price 463
Weight 17.11 g

Provenance

Ex Roma E Auction 72
June 2020, Lot 272

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