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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 2049144, member: 25357&quot;]That&#039;s a tetradrachm minted under Alexander the Great.&nbsp; I think they are fairly common, but still can be a little pricey since they are in high demand.&nbsp; When most people think of an ancient Greek coin, this is one of the types that comes to mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably because of the iconic images of Hercules wearing a lion skin on the obverse and the image of Zeus holding the eagle on the reverse.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t get more classically ancient Greek than Zeus and Hercules.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type coin was minted under various different Greek rulers but the fact that this coin was minted under Alexander the Great adds a little extra cache.&nbsp; Lifetime issues are more coveted than posthumous issues.&nbsp; There is still some debate in numismatic circles as to whether the image of Hercules was minted in the likeness of Alexander III.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two links for some more info on the type.</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=alexander tetradrachms" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=alexander tetradrachms" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=alexander tetradrachms</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://alexanderthegreatcoins.reidgold.com/tets.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://alexanderthegreatcoins.reidgold.com/tets.html" rel="nofollow">http://alexanderthegreatcoins.reidgold.com/tets.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice ones can still be had in the $400-800 range.&nbsp; Superior specimens will cost a little more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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