Alexander's the Great staters

I have been writing on the subject of the coinage in the name and types of Alexander III for some time now. So it was something of a chore to find one that I have not written about and posted recently. This coin is perhaps the only one that I have not worked on.
Tetradrachm of Alexander III Mint of Tarsos 325-323 BC Obv. Head of beardless Herakles wearing lionskin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophorus seated left. Price 3032 17.06 grms 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen The massive series from the mint of Tarsos featuring the symbol of a plow is likely to be associated with the activities of Craterus, who at the time of Alexander's death was in Tarsos with about 11,000 of Alexander's veterans building a fleet so that they could return to Macedon. Thus I can not be entirely confident with the date of 325 BC for the commencement of this coinage. Sometime late in 324 seems to me to be more likely.

 

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Hi @I_v_a_n,

I didn't know curly hair 'was a thing'. Here's my Memphis Ptolemaic, with naturally curly hair. NGC (#240 1970-028). Grade: AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. NGC notes: edge marks.

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- Broucheion

 

Thank you All! Here are a lot of great Alexander's coins.

@happy_collector, a head of Griffin on your stater can be a separate cool coin type, but together with Alexandrine stater it is simply superb!

 

@1934 Wreath Crown,
A quarters of stater very interesting too, and difficult to find a beautiful.
I also have a Calchedon Lysimachus stater from the very beginning of this type coins emission at Calchedon.

 

@AncientJoe ,
Your coins at every step to the top are as always perfect!
I also trying to be a minimalist but was tempted a lot of times by hektes, Cyzicenes, and now Alexandrines... and I can not resist to this temptation
First I have looking for any beautiful babylonian stater (I prefer this style). And I also have this one from Seleucos times Babylon. And now I am into temptation to stay with both and not to sell previous coin.

 

Fantastic condition for tetradrachm! Congratulations for beautiful coin.

In general I am trying to avoid silver and bronze coins with some rare exclusions. I have one Alexander's tet and one athenian owl.

 

Alexander's silver stater. This one is in the British Museum. 14.49 g. Notice the olive branch and satrap's cap symbols.

 

Here is another silver stater with a club symbol instead of the olive branch. 14.33 g,
Triton XXIV lot 463

 

This is my only. I've been told its a lifetime edition which is awesome if true.

 

Alexander III tetradrachm Arados mint. The Phoenician letters in the reverse field, Mem Aleph, are the same as found on the coins struck under the Persians. They may stand for "Kingdom of Arwad (Arados)". 17.22 g, 26 mm
Naumann auction 76, lot 89