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Auction 11 12 January 2014
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Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III The Great. 245-215/4 BC. Tetradrachm, 16.93g (1h). Obv: Head of Herakles right wearing lion-skin headdress. Dotted border. Rx: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ΟΥ] Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. In left field, AB monogram above palm tree. Apparently unpublished; cf. Price 3365-3404, for the monogram cf. Price 3344. About EF
This puzzling coin combines two features of the Alexander coinage of the city of Aradus, the palm-tree symbol and the AB monogram. While the style of our coin matches the late 3rd century issues of Arados, the AB monogram is a revival of a late 4th century issue. Since the Aradian AP monogram is missing under the throne of Zeus, it is not clear whether this is a late regular issue or rather a military imitation varying the earlier official issues
This puzzling coin combines two features of the Alexander coinage of the city of Aradus, the palm-tree symbol and the AB monogram. While the style of our coin matches the late 3rd century issues of Arados, the AB monogram is a revival of a late 4th century issue. Since the Aradian AP monogram is missing under the throne of Zeus, it is not clear whether this is a late regular issue or rather a military imitation varying the earlier official issues