MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.12 gm, 7h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, graffito, marks. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; cantharus in left field. Price 12. Rare type. Beautiful dark toning. Exceptionally attractive style portrait with "leopard spots" on headdress.
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