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Greece/Macedon; Alexander III BCE 336-323 (Posthumous)



AR Drachm, 18 mm, 4.2 g, 12h, Magnesia ad Meandrum mint c. BCE 282-225


Price 2009, Müller 1130

O: Hd of young Herakles r in lion skin hddress, 5 mm test cut diag at one o’clock

R: [A]ΛEΞANΔPOY on r, Zeus enthroned l., holding eagle and scepter .
Meander in ex, control to outer l field.





Greece/Seleucid; Seleucus I Nicator BCE 312-281




AR Drachm, 17mm, 3.96 g, 11h, Seleucia II mint c. BCE 296-295



SC 140.3 , HSC 29g (R1 though more likely an R2 due to ltd sources), ESM----

O: Hd of young Herakles r in lion skin hddress, dotted border

R: [Σ]EΛEYKOY on r, Zeus enthroned l., holding eagle and scepter, dotted border. Anchor with inverted flukes to outer left. Controls: Θ before Zeus’ legs and monogram under throne.

Roman Egypt; Numerian, as Caesar CE 282-283


Potin Tetradrachm; 19 mm, 7.62 g, 12h, Yr. 2=CE CE 282-283


RCV 12272, Emmett 4013 (4)

O: laur, dr bust r., A K M A NOVMЄPIANOC KC


R: L B, Athena std l on throne , holds Nike and spear