Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III

Issuer Ptolemaic Kingdom
Year 317 BC - 311 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value Tetradrachm (4)
Currency Attic drachm (circa 323 – 306 BC)
Composition Silver
Weight 16.5 g
Diameter 27.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Lorber 1.1#33, PCO#cpe.1_1.33, SvoronosPt#22, SNG Copenhagen#11
Obverse description Head of Alexander the Great facing right, wearing elephant headdress and horn of Ammon.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description God Zeus seated left on throne, resting feet on footrest, holding eagle in right hand and long scepter in left hand. Thunderbolt to the left. `ΗΔΞ` monogram below.
Reverse script Greek
Reverse lettering ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
(Translation: Alexander)
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage ND (317 BC - 311 BC) - -
Numisquare ID 2745576790
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