Title:
Macedonian, Alexander III the Great tetradrachm
Description:
”Leopard” Headdress
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.20 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5.
Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AEFANAPOY,
Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; ivy leaf in left field. Price 23.
Peculiar to Amphipolis, one die cutter used artistic license to produce some obverse portraits with a distinctive leopard spot pattern on the lion headdress.
MACEDONIAN KINGDOM. Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC). AR tetradrachm (26mm, 17.20 gm, 2h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5.
Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, ca. 336-323 BC. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck / AEFANAPOY,
Zeus seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; ivy leaf in left field. Price 23.
Peculiar to Amphipolis, one die cutter used artistic license to produce some obverse portraits with a distinctive leopard spot pattern on the lion headdress.
Country:
Greece
Year:
2023
Material:
Silver
Weight:
4,47 g
Diameter:
18 mm
Date Added:
2023-08-06 18:24:01
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-01-26
Date Added:
2023-08-06 18:24:01
