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ancient-macedonia-alexander-iii-the-great-c-336-323-bc-and-posthumous-issues-item

ancient-macedonia-alexander-iii-the-great-c-336-323-bc-and-posthumous-issues-item

DenominationTetradrachm
Country / EmpireAncient Macedonia (Alexander III 'the Great')
Obverse DesignHead of Herakles right, wearing a lion-skin headdress (often identified as a portrait of Alexander himself in the guise of Herakles)
Reverse DesignZeus Aëtophoros (Zeus holding an eagle) seated left on a throne, holding an eagle in his right hand and a scepter in his left. Legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (ALEXANDROU) to the right.

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