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 | 17.01 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 566565 |
| References | Price# 1282 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). 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; in left field, monogram and club in exergue.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Mint
Heraclea Pontica, Bithynia, modern-day Marmara Ereglisi, TurkeyMark
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Price Monogram 438 |
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Solidus Numismatik Auction 142 Lot 1152 
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22 Apr 2025 | XF |
USD 691.67
(EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Solidus Numismatik e.K. | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 559 Lot 71
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3 Apr 2024 | VF |
USD 300.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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