Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III

Posthumous Alexander tetradrachms were struck by dozens of mints across the former empire for generations after his death in 323 BC, making attribution of unsigned issues genuinely difficult — SNG Saroglos 689 places this piece among the uncertain Greek mainland issues, distinct from the prolific Macedonian and Asia Minor series. The political motive was straightforward: Alexander's name and types carried monetary credibility that no successor's own coinage could yet match.

The 310–280 BC window brackets a period of near-constant warfare among the Diadochi, and city mints often struck these pieces to fund local defense rather than out of any loyalty to Alexander's memory.