KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BC). Tetradrachm. Antigoneia(?).

Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Rev: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡOY.
Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Controls: In left field, X above K; Φ below throne.

Price 3194.

Very rare mint. The attribution to this mint is not certain. Antigoneia was founded by Antigonos in 306 BC and abandoned in 301 BC after the battle of Ipsos. Then Seleukos founded Seleucia Pieria nearby. As Price suggests, this tetradrachm issue was struck from just two obverse dies. Newell suggests the style would be appropriate for Syria, while Breitenstein sees a close affinity between this series and Babylon pieces

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 16.98 g.
Diameter: 29 mm.