Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Abydos

Struck at Abydos during the wars of the Diadochi — the bitter succession conflicts that followed Alexander's death in 323 BC — this issue belongs to a period when several mints continued producing coins in Alexander's name long after he was gone, a practice that served the practical need for a trusted, universally accepted currency across the former empire. Abydos, controlling the Hellespont crossing, held genuine strategic value; whoever held the mint held a chokepoint.

Price 1539 places this squarely in the post-Alexander civic or Diadochi-era production, though attributing these issues to a specific political authority remains contested among specialists.