Ancients: , MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.81 gm, 5h). AU, Fine Style, die shift, scra...

MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.81 gm, 5h). AU, Fine Style, die shift, scratches. Early posthumous issue of 'Babylon', under Philip III Arrhidaeus, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion-skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AΛEΞANΔPOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; M in left field, ΛY above strut. Price 3692. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 231750 (14 December 2017), lot 62021

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