Tetradrachm - Alexander III Amphipolis
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Macedonia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 325 BC - 323 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 17.18 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 405801 |
| References | Price# 79 Martin Jessop Price; 1991. The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, British Museum (2 volumes). Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). Edward Theodore Newell; 1923. Alexander hoards: II Demanhur hoard / Volume 19. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Troxell Macedon# E3 Hyla A. Troxell; 1997. Studies in the Macedonian Coinage of Alexander the Great / Volume 21. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse
Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand; in left field cock left.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)
Mint
Amphipolis, Macedonia, modern-day Amfipoli, GreeceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (325 BC - 323 BC) | 
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$ 750 | |||||||||||||
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