Description
As satrap or king. Alexandria, circa 306-300 BC. Struck in the name of Alexander III. AR tetradrachm, 15.65 gr., 28 mm. Obv.: diademed head of Alexander III to the right, wearing elephant skin headdress.
Rev.: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Athena Promachos advancing to the right, brandishing spear and holding shield; in right field: monogram and eagle.
Ref.: Svoronos 162 and pl. VI, 2; SNG Copenhagen 28; CPE 69.
Old cabinet tone. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Ex Myntkompaniet/AB Philea sale 11 (Stockholm 2016), lot 323. From a Scandinavian private collection.
