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Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Ake

Tetradrachm of Alexander III, the Great, Ake

r. 336-323 BCE

Alexander III, the Great

Greek

Obverse: head of young Herakles r. in lion skin. Reverse: ALEXANDR[OU], Zeus enthroned l., holding eagle and scepter, feet on footstool; to l., AK[E], year 38 (=309/8 BCE) in Phoenician characters.

Silver

Hellenistic period, Early

Coins