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AR Tetradrachm 336–323 BC, ALEXANDER III the Great 336 - 323 BC, MACEDONIAN KINGDOM Lifetime issue. Amphipolis (?). Head of young Herakles in lion's skin right. Rev. Zeus enthroned left holding eagle and scepter, crescent moon in field to left, AΛEΞANΔPOY to right.Price 89; cf. S. 6713-6720Alexander the Great came to power after his father's assassination in 336 BC. Building on the foundation his father had laid, at only thirty-three years old he had conquered most of the known world. From the deserts of Arabia to the mountains of Afghanistan and the jungles of India. His army, however greatly outnumbered, crushed the Persian Empire in less than 4 years. He unlocked the vast treasures of the Persian Empire and started to remint the Persian coinage to pay his army and followers.17.13 g. Dark cabinet toning with original luster Extremely fine