Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Hero Herakles with the Features of Alexander the Great
336-323 BCE
Greek
Macedonia
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Alexander the great wearing Herakles' signature lion skin cloak, facing right. On the back (reverse) the god Zeus is shown seated, facing left, with a scepter and an eagle. An anchor countermark appears within an incuse rectangle.
Silver