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Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 301 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of Herakles facing right, depicted as a youthful, idealized effigy wearing the scalp of the Nemean lion as a headdress, the lion's mane rendered in bold, flowing relief framing the face. The facial features are finely modeled in the Hellenistic tradition, with a strong brow, prominent nose, and slightly parted lips. The lion's paws are knotted at the neck, clearly delineated against the smooth cheek. The field is plain and unlettered, the entire composition filling the flan in the characteristic style of Alexander-type coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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Struck at Lampsacus on the Hellespont, this posthumous issue was produced well after Alexander's death in 323 BC under one of the successor regimes competing to control the strategically vital mint city. Lampsacus changed hands repeatedly during the Wars of the Diadochi — passing through the spheres of Antigonus and Lysimachus — and continued striking in Alexander's name partly as a political statement of legitimacy, since the coinage type carried immediate commercial acceptance across the eastern Mediterranean world.
Price 1389 belongs to a well-documented Lampsacene posthumous group. The city itself was eventually absorbed firmly into Lysimachus's domain by around 301 BC, the year conventionally used to close this series.