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Macedon; Alexander III, The Great BCE 336-323



AR Tetradrachm, 17.09g 26mm, Babylon Mint,

posthumous minting, likely under Perdiccas BCE 323-320 though card that came with coin indicated Philip III BCE 323-317 ,

OBS: Head of Herakles/Alexander in lion skin right

REV: Zeus std l on throne with back, his rt leg drawn back feet on a stool holding eagle and sceptre

AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Y] to right of throne [BAΣ]ΙΛ[EΩΣ] beneath it.

To left of left leg of Zeus is M and underneath throne is ΛY

Sear 6724v, Müller 1272v



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