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AR DRACHM | ALEXANDER III
AR DRACHM | ALEXANDER III

AR DRACHM | ALEXANDER III "THE GREAT" (MACEDON) | 310-301 BCE | Abydus Mint

$ 63.35

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
  • Year: 336 BC
  • Era: Ancient
  • Composition: Silver
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Denomination: Drachma
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Cleaned/Uncleaned: Uncleaned

    Description

    AR DRACHM  |  ALEXANDER III "THE GREAT" (MACEDON)  | 310-301 BCE |  Abydus Mint
    Be careful buying coins on ebay, friends - there are some awfully convincing fakes out there and we've all bought at least one. When in doubt, check the Fake Coins database at ForumAncientCoins.com or ask the nice folks at reddit.com/r/ancientcoins, they're a helpful bunch and got me started in numismatics.
    Authority
    :  Alexander III of Macedon
    Date
    :  310-301 BCE
    Mint
    :  Abydus, Troas
    Denomination
    :  Drachm
    Material
    :  Silver
    Obverse
    :  Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress
    Reverse
    :  Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
    - Legend
    :  ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
    - Symbol (Left field):
    Price Monogram 1201 symbol, consisting of Π, Μ, Υ, Ψ, Ο, and Ρ
    - Symbol (Beneath throne):
    Price Monogram 399
    Reference
    :  Price 1534
    See
    :  https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1534