Ancient Greece - MacedoniaTetradrachmAlexander III. Pella mint, struck under Antigonos II Gonatas (c.285-275 BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress. / Reverse: Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre, bunch of grapes beneath chair, AΛEΞANΔΡOY, 16.27 grammes, Price 566, Good Fine/Fine
Ancient Greece - MacedoniaAlexander IIISilverTetradrachm, Aradus (c.328-320BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin head-dress, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle on extended arm, legs parallel. AR monogram below chair, AΛEΞANΔΡOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Price 3309, 16.33 grammes, Good Fine/Fine with some pitting, comes with old collector's ticket
Ancient Greece - Macedonia, Tetradrachm, Alexander III, Macedonia Mint, lifetime issue (323-317BC), struck under Antipater (320-319BC) Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress, Reverse: Zeus seated left , legs parallel, holding eagle and sceptre BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY, with AMT monogram in left field, as Price 119 (monogram), 24-25mm diameter, 17.11 grammes, NVF
Cyprus - Kition TetradrachmAlexander III (325-320BC) Kiton, Cyprus, in the name and types of Macedon, struck under King Pumiathon. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lions skin, Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding sceptre, with K in left field VF on a slightly irregular flan
Thrace, Odessos, Civic issue, 280-200BC Ar Tetradrachm, 16.78 grammes, in the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon, Obverse: Head of Heracles wearing lion skin, right, Reverse: Zeus seated, left KOI to inner left with monogram below throne
Alexander III the Great. Ar tetradrachm. C, 325-323 BC. Obv; Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev; Zeus enthroned left, holding a scepter and an eagle, crescent on left. Price 89. Toned. 17.21g. NVF
Ar tetradrachm. Cyprus, Kition. Pumiathon. C, 362/1-312 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Struck circa 325-320 BC. Obv; Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; KT monogram in left field. Zapiti & Michaelidou 19; Price 3107. Test cut on obverse. 17.13g. VF
Tetradrachm Ar. Alexander III the Great. C, 336-323 BC. Obv; Head of Herakles wearing lion skin head dress. Rev; Zeus std l holding eagle, monogram before. Price 989. Good detail and metal. 17.01g. VF
Ar tetradrachm. Macedon. Alexander III the Great. C, 325-323 BC. Obv; Head of herakles wearing lion skin. Rev; Zeus seated left holding eagle, monogram before. Price 3228. Good metal. 16.92g. 27mm. VF.
Ar tetradrachm. Alexander III the Great. Amphipolis mint. Struck 315-294. Rev; Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Obv; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; L and torch to left, kantharos below. Price 468. Good metal and detail. 16.89g. 28mm. GVF.
Tetradrachm. Alexander III the Great. C. 336-323 BC. Ar tetradrachm (Obv; Herakles wearing lion skin headdress. Rev; Zeus seated left holding eagle) clasped in a gold mount. (Mount is marked K18) The teradrachm has an even dark tone but some surface marks, difficult to definitively authenticate when in jewellery bought as seen
Greeksilver (9), includes Alexander IIITetradrachm (5), obverse head of Herakles, reverse Zeus enthroned. Alexander III Drachm (2). Seleukos I Tetradrachm, obverse head of Herakles, reverse Zeus enthroned. Phillip III Tetradrachm, obverse head of Herakles, reverse Zeus enthroned. All fine to very fine, mostly ex-jewellery, have been polished, but are now toning. Interesting group
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