KINGS OF MACEDON
Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.25 g, 7 h), Amphipolis, circa 332-326. Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding eagle with closed wings on his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left; in field to left, prow of galley to left. Price 4. Troxell Issue A1. Attractive, well-struck, sharp and lightly toned. Extremely fine.
From a Swiss private collection, acquired from Michel Dürr in the early 1980s.