Lot 2431
Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, Silver Tetradrachm (17.0g), 336-323 BC. Tyre, lifetime issue, ca. 332/1-328/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse AΛEΞANΔPO[Y], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; below throne, O. Price 3244; Newell 6. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine.
See Le Rider, Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy pp. 126ff for the reattribution of the mint to Tyre. Estimated Value $400 - 450
Purchased from NFA.
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