Tetradrachm - Alexander III Tarsos

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
King	Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	327 BC - 323 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.36 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 580773
References	Price# 3033 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). , Müller# 1280 Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. , Newell Tarsos# 39 Edward Theodore Newell; 1919. “Tarsos under Alexander”, American Journal of Numismatics, Volume 52, pages 69-115.

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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; in left field plough right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Mint

Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (327 BC - 323 BC)							$ 160	$ 1200

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG obolos 16 Lot 191	11 Oct 2020	XF	USD 1206.00 (CHF 950.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Classical Numismatic Group eauction 23 January 1998, 16
© Nomos AG
	Harlan J. Berk Buy or Bid Sale 201 Lot 60	13 Jul 2017	XF	USD 1250.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Harlan J. Berk, LTD
	Künker Auction 193 Lot 148	26 Sep 2011	XF	USD 418.94 (EUR 360.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	CNG Electronic Auction 255 Lot 44	4 May 2011	XF	USD 525.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 254 Lot 53	20 Apr 2011	XF	USD 445.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Roma Numismatics E-Sale 56 Lot 244	9 May 2019	VF	USD 134.56 (GBP 100.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	CNG Electronic Auction 428 Lot 72	5 Sep 2018	VF	USD 160.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 418 Lot 84	11 Apr 2018	VF	USD 360.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.