KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (14.5mm, 4.30 g, 6h). Tyre mint. Struck under Menon or Menes, circa 332/1-328/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; no control marks. Price 3245 (Ake); Newell, Dated 7 (Ake). Lightly toned, edge split, slight die shift and off center on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare first issue of drachms at Tyre; only four in Pella (including the Berlin coin noted by Newell), one additional in CoinArchives.
From the BRN Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 403 (9 August 2017), lot 38.