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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 131
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great Tetradrachm: Temnos VF
Ruler: Alexander III (the Great).
Date: 188?170 BC.
Denomination: Tetradrachm.
Composition: Silver.
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles facing right wearing the Nemean lonskin.
Reverse: ALEXANDROU Zeus seated left holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left two monograms in left field
Size: 16.55g.
Reference(s): Price 1678.
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 678
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, 336-323 BC, AE Unit, Macedonian Mint, Lifetime Issue, Apparently Unpublished and Unique
Ruler: Alexander III the Great
Province: Macedon, unknown mint
Date: 336-323 BC
Denomination: AE Unit
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Head of Herakles, wearing nemean lionskin headdress, facing right
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡO(Y) ("ALEXANDROU"), Bow above, with handle on left; bow and quiver, below
Size: 18.10mm, 5.1g, 6h
Grade: gVF, attractive green patina, earthen highlights
Provenance: ex Solidus Numismatik e.K. Monthly Auction 28 (14 April 2018), Lot 2025 (part of); ex Numismatik Naumann Auction 26 (14 December 2016), Lot 111
Reference(s): Price 266 var. (club handle on left, ; SNG Alpha Bank 755; SGCV II 6744 var. (control mark); Müller Alexander - ; SNG Cop -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 382
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AE 1/2 Unit, Macedonian Mint, Lifetime Issue, Kantharos Control Mark, 336-323 BC
Ruler: Alexander III the Great
Province: Macedonian mint
Date: 336-323 BC
Denomination: AE 1/2 Unit
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Diademed young male head facing right
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Horse galloping right; kantharos control mark below horse
Size: 16.39mm, 3.425g, 12h
Grade: VF, well centred, attractive blue-green patina, light corrosion, edge cracks, tiny earthen deposits
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (July 2017); ex The Time Machine
Reference(s): Price 345; SNG Alpha Bank 755; SGCV II 6744 var. (control mark); Müller Alexander - ; SNG Cop -
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 459
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AE16, Eagle, Lifetime Issue, 336-323 BC
Ruler: Alexander III "the Great"
Province: Macedon, Macedonian mint
Date: 336-323 BC
Denomination: AE16
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: Beardless head of Herakles in lion's skin facing right
Reverse: Eagle right, head reverted, standing on thunderbolt; above, ivy leaf
Size: 16.23mm, 3.3g, 3h
Grade: gVF, attractive blue patina
Provenance: ex uncleaned lot
Reference(s): SNG Alpha Bank 697
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 304
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, 310-275 BC
Ruler: In the name and types of Alexander III the Great (posthumous); Kassander - Antigonos II Gonatas
Province: Macedon, unknown mint
Date: 310-275 BC
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne with back, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; aphlaston in left field
Size: 18.5mm, 4.20 g, 12h
Grade: EF, high relief, attractive toning
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group
Reference(s): Price 862A; SNG Alpha Bank 566
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 305
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, 310-275 BC
Ruler: In the name and types of Alexander III the Great (posthumous); Kassander - Antigonos II Gonatas
Province: Macedon, unknown mint
Date: 310-275 BC
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne without back, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; aphlaston in left field
Size: 17mm, 4.27 g, 12h
Grade: aEF, attractive toning
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group
Reference(s): Price 862; SNG Alpha Bank 566 (same dies)
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 179
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, 336-300BC
Ruler: Alexander III the Great (posthumous)
Province: Macedon, unknown mint
Date: 336-300BC
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre.
Size: 17mm, 4.0g, 5h
Grade: aF, toned, some porosity, highly worn with almost no details visible on reverse making it almost impossible to attribute
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 187
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, 336-300BC
Ruler: Alexander III the Great (posthumous)
Province: Macedon, unknown mint
Date: 336-300BC
Denomination: Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: ALEXANDROU, Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; torch? in left field
Size: 15.5g, 4.1g, 12h
Grade: VF, toned, obverse struck off-centre; small flan
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 182
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, Abydus, 310-301 BC
Ruler: Alexander III the Great (posthumous)
Province: Macedon, Abydus mint
Date: 310-301 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; in left field, ME monogram; ivy-leaf below throne
Size: 17.5mm, 4.0g, 12h
Grade: aVF, toned, some sediment on obverse (can be cleaned), worn reverse die
Reference(s): Price 1560b; Müller 252; SNG Berry 229; SNG Cop. 972; SNG Alpha Bank 597
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 184
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, Abydus, 310-301 BC
Ruler: In the name and types of Alexander III the Great (posthumous)
Province: Macedon, Abydus mint
Date: 310-301 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; in left field, small head of Zeus Ammon facing right; ivy leaf beneath throne
Size: 17.5mm, 3.9g, 12h
Grade: gF, nicely toned
Reference(s): Price 1551b; Müller 188; SNG Berry 228; SNG Cop. 970
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 186
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, Abydus, Lifetime Issue, 328-323 BC
Ruler: Alexander III the Great
Province: Macedon, Abydus mint
Date: 328-323 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; forepart of Pegasus in left field
Size: 16.5mm, 3.7g, 12h
Grade: aF, toned, some porosity, highly worn with only faint details of Pegasus on reverse
Reference(s): Price 1505-6; Müller 9-10; SNG Cop. 890-891
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 177
᷅ SOLD: Alexander the Great, AR Drachm, Kolophon, 310-301 BC
Ruler: In the name and types of Alexander III the Great (posthumous)
Province: Macedon, Kolophon mint
Date: 310-301 BC
Denomination: AR Drachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Alexander as Herakles right facing wearing nemean lionskin headdress
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY ("ALEXANDROU"), Zeus seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; K monogram in left field, crescent below throne
Size: 18mm, 3.8g, 12h
Grade: gF, nice cabinet toning, some porosity
Reference(s): Price 1825; Müller 275; SNG Alpha Bank 618; SNG Berry 241