Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
Features
| Issuer |
Herakleia Pontika
(Bithynia)  |
|---|---|
| Stated authority |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 205 BC - 200 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 17.03 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 566562 |
| References | Price# 1278 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). Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Anatolia / Volume 7: Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, Lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian Bosporos): Fifth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
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; club in exergue.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Mint
Heraclea Pontica, Bithynia, modern-day Marmara Ereglisi, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (205 BC - 200 BC) | 
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$ 340 | |||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, HCR23320
31.2 mm • 15.37 g • ↑↑ 12h
31.2 mm • 15.37 g • ↑↑ 12h
SNG Ashmolean III, 2682
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232135 Lot 61105 
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1 Sep 2021 |
VF (NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5) |
USD 675.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 482 Lot 162
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16 Dec 2020 | VF |
USD 325.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
 |
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Noble NumismaticsAuction 125 Lot 4495
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24 Nov 2020 | VF |
USD 705.20
(AUD 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 375 Lot 356
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1 Jun 2016 | VF |
USD 340.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 65 Lot 175
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19 Dec 2019 | VF |
USD 174.08
(GBP 130.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Dix Noonan Webb, 29 September 2008, lot 5527 |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 363 Lot 134
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11 Nov 2015 | VF |
USD 150.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
CNGElectronic Auction 417 Lot 207
|
28 Mar 2018 | F |
USD 65.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 375 Lot 357
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1 Jun 2016 | F | Unsold | |
| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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