TYPE |
Ancient Greece, Alexander III the Great of Macedon (336-323 BC), silver tetradrachm, Therma (Thessalonika) mint?, struck ca. 336-323 BC, 17.04g |
DESCRIPTION |
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Obv: |
Head of young Herakles to right, clad in lion skin |
Rev: |
Zeus enthroned to left, holding scepter and eagle, Greek inscription: ALEXANDROU ("of king Alexander") behind, Nike mintmark to left, monogram below |
REFERENCE: |
SG 6713 var., cf. Mul 198 |
GRADING: |
VF+ / F+, light gray toning |
ORDER INFO: |
G2338, $245 |
Attractive lifetime Alexander issue - moderately worn but decent reverse, well centered, good flan and strong portrait. A scarcer variant, with the control mark combination not recorded in Muller, though the senior mark would indicate the mint of Therma (Thessalonika). |
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