Hello, See my Alexander Tet.

Hell everyone, I am new to this site. Putting up my Alexander III for comments. It has not been graded but I think it is a fairly nice one. What are your thoughts?
Rich

 

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Welcome to the board & its a nice coin.

Here's mine.

Alexander III the Great (336 - 323 B.C.)
AR Tetradrachm
O: Head of Alexander as Hercules right, wearing lion-skin headdress.
R: AΛEΞAN∆POY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, bow on left.
Salamis mint, struck 332-323 B.C.
16.95g
25mm
Price 3139 ; SNG Alpha Bank 662; Newell. Salamis 7.

Lifetime Issue

 

I do not see pictures just letters

 

Welcome to CT! You'll find a wealth of knowledge from a lot of really friendly people
Nice tet! Do you know how much it weighs out whom it was minted under?

 

Yes, I forgot to post that. Stand by.

 

My Alexander is a early posthumous issue
Sardes Mint, uncommon mint.
16.96 grams
Ref price 2664
26 mm
Circulated VF

 

Very nic lifetime issue

 

Very nice Tet, @Mammothtooth ! Also, welcome to the Ancients Forum of CT.

Here is my Lifetime AIII Tet:


Makedon Alexander III Lifetime Tet Myriandrus mint-Alexandria near Issus


And, another of his Lifetime Tet at the location of his Death:


Makedon Alexander III - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel / Tet 24mm 16.35g LIFETIME 328-311 Baal - Lion


And, since you have a cool Avatar Name, these were carved from Mammoth Tusk:

These are figurines carved from Russian Mammoth Tusks imported into and carved in China into Chinese Zodiac Figurines: I am Year of the Boar, my Wife is Year of the Rabbit...
At the time, it was perfectly legal to own and transport Mammoth Tusk, as it was NOT an endangered species, rather it was Extinct. However, I understand NOW you cannot purchase nor transport them into the US. These are grandfathered.
I purchased these on one of my business trips to China.
Estimated age of Mammoth Tusks: 55,000-60,000 BCE.

 

Very nice, yes I collect fossils as well.
Rich
Glad you like my Avatar

 

Nice tetradrachm! It's well centered, generally and with nice die work on the reverse.

I would grade it a good VF.

 

Dachshunds? Had them growing up. Both the Standards (Brown), as well as Miniatures (Black)

 

Thank you very much! Appreciate your information. How do you find a value for these . I am still learning...

 

Cool!

Here's a trilobite from Morocco, that I think is a Cheirurus Gibbus, Devonian.

 

Nice tetradrachm @Mammothtooth. Here are some fossilized teeth, with and ancient coin of Gaul, Massalia, circa 125-90 BC, AR Drachm, bust of Artemis / Lion

 

Nice display with the teeth...Very nice coin

 

Like your coin, this coin that I purchased, and awaiting delivery (a long-term prospect currently), also came from Sardes, a bit later than your coin I would say.

I was able to match it with another coin sold by CNG some time ago.

So, here is the description and photo of my coin, which I would call VF-ish.

KINGS of MACEDON. Antigonos I Monophthalmos. As Strategos of Asia, 320-306/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm. (16.8 grams). In the name and types of Alexander III. Sardes mint. Struck circa 318-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; Γ in left field, A below throne. Price 2646; ADM I Series XVII.