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KINGDOM OF MACEDON. Pella Mint, AR Tetradrachm.
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) KINGDOM OF MACEDON Alexander III, 336-323 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Tetradrachm Kingdom Of Macedon obv Heracles. rv Zeus. |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5 |
| Owner: |
Taler Universe |
Owner Comments:
Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm. 26mm, 17.15 gr. Pella Mint, posthumous issue under Cassander as regent, ca. 317/6-315/4 BC. Obv: Head of Heracles right wearing lion-skin headdress / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated on backless throne left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left. Rev: Boeotian shield in left field, coiled serpent under throne. Price 249. Cleanly struck in choice metal, finely styled and fully lustrous. NGC Ch AU★ 5/5, 5/5. Fine Style.