Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III “the Great”, 336–323 BC.
AR Tetradrachm (16.80g, 25mm).
Amphipolis mint, c. 320–317 BC.
Price 132.
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; wreath in left field; Π with pellet (Π•) beneath throne; throne with crossbar support; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right.
Early posthumous issue struck in the name of Alexander III at Amphipolis under Macedonian authority following his death. Good weight and classical style.
