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Kings of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great', Posthumous Issue, of Pamphylia, Perge, struck c. 196/5 BC

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Information: Posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander the Great, struck in the ancient city of Perge.
Origin: Pamphylia, Perge
Authority: Struck in the name and types of Alexander III ('the Great')
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Date: Dated CY 26 (196/5 BC)
Obverse: Head of Herakles facing right, wearing nemean lionskin headdress
Reverse: ALEΞANDROU, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne, one leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; KC (date) in left field
Size: 31.01mm, 16.92g, 12h
Grade: VF, toned, reverse off centre, lustrous surfaces
Rarity: rare
Rarity Details: not in most references; only a few examples of this type in online auction archives
Provenance: Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 409 (8 November 2017), Lot 283, from the collection of Dr. Will Gordon
References: Price 2940; Colin Series 0, Em. 26, dies 1/4; DCA 314; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Alpha Bank -; SNG Saroglos -; SNG München -; SNG Berry -; HGC 3 -; SGCV II -
General: Alexander the Great requires no introduction. One of the most influential people of all time, his legacy has helped shape the world we live in today. The coins of Alexander the Great continued to be issued in his honour long after his short but fully-lived life. They depict Herakles (Hercules), complete with nemean lionskin headdress on the obverse. On the reverse, the inscription reads ALEΞANDROU, which means "of Alexander".
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All references used by Ancient Coin Traders

Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, AE22, After 297-281 BC
Kings of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaeus, 323-317 BC, AE19, Labrys and HK control marks, struck c. 323-319 BC