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	175 BC - 125 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	16.77 g
Diameter	32 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 560680
References	Price# 1080 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). , CN type# 10202 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , Karayotov I# 343 Ivan Karayotov; 1995. The Coinage of Mesambria / Volume I: Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria. Centre of Underwater Archaeology, Sozopol, Bulgaria.

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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 MA in outer left field and ΑΠ below the throne.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ
MA
ΑΠ

Mint

Mesambria, Thrace, modern-day Nesebar, Bulgaria

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (175 BC - 125 BC)							$ 260

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 140 Lot 155	5 May 2024	VF	USD 436.39 (EUR 375.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Künker eLive Auction 77 Lot 2037	17 Apr 2023	VF	USD 180.38 (EUR 155.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Heritage Auctions 2005 September (HWCA) Long Beach Signature Auction 387 Lot 12164	23 Sep 2005	VF	The lot includes several items.
© Heritage Auctions
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 20 Lot 111	3 Aug 2014	VF	Unsold
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	CNG Electronic Auction 325 Lot 111	23 Apr 2014	VF	USD 240.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 191 Lot 1300	11 Oct 2010	VF	USD 290.93 (EUR 250.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	Numismatik Lanz Auction 123 Lot 111	30 May 2005	VF	USD 256.02 (EUR 220.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Lanz Auctions