Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III; Corinth
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Macedonia
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|---|---|
| King |
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (294 BC - 288 BC)
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| Stated authority |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 310 BC - 290 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 17.05 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 496210 |
| References | Price# 669 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). Sydney Philip Noe, Edward Theodore Newell; 1950. The Alexander Coinage of Sicyon / Volume 6. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.Selene E. Psoma, Ioannis Touratsoglou; 2005. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Greece / Volume 4.1. Numismatic Museum, Athens : The Petros Z. Saroglos Collection : Use-Loan by the Club of the Officers of the Armed Forces: Macedonia. Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece. |
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 star above monogram and below the throne monogram.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Mint
Corinth, Corinthia, modern-day Corinth, GreeceMarks
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Price Monogram 272 |
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Price Monogram 978 |
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Examples of the type
Past sales
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CNG Triton XII Lot 186 
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6 Jan 2009 | XF |
USD 625.00
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CNG Electronic Auction 214 Lot 114
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15 Jul 2009 | VF |
USD 210.00
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CNG Electronic Auction 417 Lot 110
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28 Mar 2018 | F |
USD 95.00
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