Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III

Arados — built on a small island off the Phoenician coast — was among the longest-running posthumous Alexander minting authorities, producing tetradrachms in his name well into the second century BC. By 231 BC the city had developed its own distinct die style, drifting noticeably from the Macedonian prototype while still nominally honoring the royal type. Price 3328 falls within a sequence where Aradian engravers had considerable latitude, and the local magistrate's control marks on these issues are critical for precise attribution within the series.