Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
© Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger
Features
| Issuer |
Mesembria
(Thrace)  |
|---|---|
| Stated authority |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 125 BC - 65 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.58 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 560679 |
| References | Price# 1111 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). Ivan Karayotov; 1995. The Coinage of Mesambria / Volume I: Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria. Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, Bulgaria.Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) |
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, ΜΑ above Corinthian helmet and ΣΚΑ below the throne.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
ΜΑ
ΣΚΑ
Mint
Mesambria, Thrace, modern-day Nesebar, BulgariaSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (125 BC - 65 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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