Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Macedonian Kingdom (Ancient Greece) · Circa 336-323 BCE (posthumous issues continued after his death)
The obverse (not shown in image) typically features a head of Heracles (wearing a lion-skin headdress). The reverse, as shown, depicts Zeus Aetophoros enthroned to the left, holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand and a scepter in his left hand. The legend 'ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ' (ALEXANDROU) is inscribed vertically to the right of Zeus. Further symbols or monograms may be present in the field below the eagle or under the throne, specific to the mint and magistrate.
- Country
- Macedonian Kingdom (Ancient Greece)
- Year
- Circa 336-323 BCE (posthumous issues continued after his death)
- Denomination
- Tetradrachm
- Metal
- Silver
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