Macedonian King Coins

The Alexander the Great is a published fake:-

Alexander the Great

Obv:- Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress
Rev:- AΛEΞANΔPOY down right field, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, Tripod in left field
Fig 4 is the false coin - ca. 17g

Reminiscent of the Babylon mint, the Tripod does not occur from that mint though.

Published in the IAPN BOC (Bulletin of counterfeits) Vol 18, No. 1 in 1993

 

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But people have been faking ancient coins for hundreds of years.

 

Here we have the Philip dies used in jewellery. You can see the M above the horse.

 

Thanks! The U.S. required replicas to be marked in 1972. Do you have any idea when Greece required it or do they?