Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
Features
| Issuer |
Mesembria
(Thrace)  |
|---|---|
| Stated authority |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 250 BC - 175 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.65 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 560621 |
| References | Price# 982 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). William M. Stancomb; 2000. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 11. The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea region. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. Oliver D. Hoover; 2017. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 2. Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. Ivan Karayotov; 1995. The Coinage of Mesambria / Volume I: Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria. Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, Bulgaria. |
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; Corinthian helmet above monogram in outer left field.
Script: Greek
Lettering: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ
Translation: King Alexander (III, the Great)
Mint
Mesambria, Thrace, modern-day Nesebar, BulgariaMark
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Price Monogram 1228 |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (250 BC - 175 BC) | |
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$ 640 | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 66 Lot 14 
|
9 Jan 2020 | VF |
USD 739.37
(GBP 550.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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From the William Stancomb Collection = SNG Stancomb 233 |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 416 Lot 34
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14 Mar 2018 | VF |
USD 525.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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