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Tetradrachm of Alexander III the Great, Side

Tetradrachm of Alexander III the Great, Side

r. 336-323 BCE

Alexander III, the Great

Greek

Obverse: Head of young Heracles r. wearing lion skin. Reverse: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU; Zeus seated l. on throne, holding eagle and scepter; to l., wreath; under throne, DI [Greek delta iota]

Silver

Hellenistic period, Early

Coins