Macedon, Kings of Macedon, Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC, Tetradrachm ca. 327-323 BC, Tarsus
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Macedon. Kings of Macedon. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm ca. 327-323 BC, Tarsus. Silver 17.08 g.; 27.9 mm.
Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress //
Reverse: Zeus Aetophoros seated left on a throne, an eagle in his outstretched right hand and a sceptre in his left; a plough in the left field, pellets flanking Zeus' head. Reverse caption: AΛEΞANΔPOY / Θ below throne
Price: 3032.
Almost uncirculated AU 50-53
Provenance Details
From the VCV collection.
Comment
Some of the pellets around the head of Zeus on the reverse, although they have been interpreted as varieties of type deriving from an initial type with a theta below the throne, are more likely to be die breaks due to a worn die and small breaks that appeared in the fields as the silver flans were struck. The one behind the head could be intentional, but the ones in front of the head and above the head don't seem to be.
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