
Alexander III AR Tetradrachm in the name of Seleukos
Lot 114 · Consigned by hhf
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Description
Alexander III (the Great) in the name of Seleukos, AR Tetradrachm, 336–323 BC (struck c. 311 BC or shortly thereafter), uncertain mint; 16.08g; 26 mm. Obverse: Anepigraphic; head of beardless Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress tied at neck; beaded border. Reverse: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on backless throne, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and sceptre in left; controls indistinct in left field and beneath throne; beaded border. Struck on a compact, round flan and broadly centered; even wear with minor surface marks; die axis approx. 12h.