Alexander III Tetradrachm - my first ancient one

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Here's my lifetime Alexander:



Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III
AR tetradrachm, 17.18g; Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323 BC.
Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Rev.: AΛEΞANΔΡOY Zeus enshrined left, throne without back and two leg struts,bright leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, TE monogram lower left, concave field

 

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Oooh. Quite lovely! Nicer than the one I have my eye on, but I have other criteria. I want to get one each (lifetime or about death), of the mint city where he was born and died.

 

Nice toning also- adds depth

 

Thanks for the kind words!