ALEXANDER III THE GREAT SILVER TETRADRACHM – EARLY POSTHUMOUS ISSUE OF BABYLON – AU FINE STYLE NGC GRADED GREEK COIN (Inv. 20014)

$2,450.00

20014. KINGDOM OF MACEDON. ALEXANDER III, THE GREAT, 336–323 BC.
Silver Tetradrachm, 17.06 g, 28 mm. Early posthumous issue of Babylon, ca. 317–311 BC.
Obv. Head of young Heracles right in lion skin headdress. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, MYTP monogram in wreath in left field, H below throne.
Price 3704; SC 82.6; Thompson, Armenak Hoard, 135.
NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, FINE STYLE, an absolutely stunning piece, struck from high relief dies of exemplary style, light golden toning throughout.