Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 B.C.), silver Tetradrachm, mint of Memphis, lifetime issue, struck c. 332-323 B.C., head of young Herakles facing right, wearing a lion's skin, rev. AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus, naked to waist, enthroned left, holding an eagle in his outstretched right hand and a sceptre in his left, a ram's head with Isis-crown above on left, a monogram below throne, 17.21g, 10h (Price 3964; Müller 1517). Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan with beautiful iridescent toning, an exceptional example, extremely fine.
Provenance:
Purchased from Spink & Son, London, 1985.
Ex Prospero Collection, New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012, lot 303.