ALEXANDER III 'The Great' - is it?

I believe that this coin is Alexander III 'The Great', because, (on the reverse), the coin has the word Alexander (in Greek) in the right field, and Zeus' legs are 'uncrossed', but, I cannot pin down an attribution. (Of course, I could be wrong, too.)
Can anyone help me with a 'Reference' for this coin, please?

Obv: Head of Herakles right wearing lion-skin headress,
Rev: Zeus(?) seated, legs 'uncrossed', right arm outstretched holding an eagle, over an ithyphallic herm in left field. Left hand resting on (vertical) sceptre. AΛEXANΔΡOY in right field with BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue. 'A' beneath chair.
AR 27.1 mm., 14.37 gm.

 

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It's a tad light for a tetradrachm. I'm not even sure it's real.

 

I have to agree with @Paul M. The entire coin, front and back, seems wrong. But, hey, I'm not and expert. I hope Paul and I are wrong.

 

I'm not sure that the weight is a problem. These coins seem to vary quite a bit depending on size. (See 'Wildwinds', Price 3531 var. 28.14 mm., 14.53 gm.)

 

Your "A" under the throne might alternatively be an "ivy leaf" ?

 

I think not. This is what an 'Ivy leaf' under a chair looks like.

 

I think it is a Celtic imitation.

 

@TypeCoin971793
I think you might have something, there.
Let me read up on it, (tomorrow - past my bed-time here).
Thanks.

 

That would be AP under throne, Arados mint, something like this probably...

https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=105023

Unfortunately, a very bad cast fake imo

 

I have to admit, despite my lack of expertise, I also suspect it's a cast fake---it simply looks too 'mushy' among other things.

Below are two examples of 'Celtic Imitations'---one obviously stylized and the other identified as 'Celtic' primarily due to the crude lettering as far as I can tell.


http://www.cngcoins.com/Coins.aspx?CATEGORY_ID=5522&VIEW_TYPE=0

 

I think its an Original Tet from Arados like Dionysos found out.
probably dug up from a riverbed or lake, smoothed by 2000 years of rubbing
by sand and stones.

 

Interesting possibility @Andres2

Naturally, I hope you're correct

 

wow..i don't know on that one. where did you get it TC?

 

Same dies as this published fake ?

http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=CdbVNxGJlP4=

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-9515

 

@chrsmat71 - I got it from 'white.wolf36' on ebay.

@Dionysos - very close but Herakles hair is different in many areas.

 

Assuming if it is real, it looks like the coin was badly preserved making it look almost debased. Since these types were not debased then it is possible the silver was chemically leached from the coin due to poor burial conditions, which would explain the weight. I handled a Alexandrian Tet that was so leached that it weighed only a gram or two and felt as light as a wafer in hand.

 

how is the edge look?, coin seems to have some delamination / flaking

 

I fail to see the differences between these 2 personally, other than what would come out of a different lighting / pic angle / wear...

 

Some photos

 

i'm leaning toward cast fake that has been beat up a bit to try and disguise it.