ALEXANDER the GREAT SILVER DRACHM COIN
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KINGS of MACEDON
ALEXANDER III
THE GREAT
336-323 BC
In less than five years Alexander had defeated
the mighty Persians. Alexander marched his troops victoriously into Babylon, with its gardens and walls, which according to legend were 300 foot high and wide enough to accommodate two chariots riding abreast, where Alexander died (assassinated--presumably poisoned) in 323 BC.
Silver Drachm. c. 4.2g 18mm.
Lampsakos mint, Struck 323-317 BC.
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, naked to waist, feet on stool, eagle in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; Buckle (often mistaken for a coiled snake) facing right in left field; Crescent + A monogram below throne; AΛEΞANΔPOY (Of Alexander in Greek) down right starting at elbow--nearly always in the far right field--even unusual for this issue--see Pella database which has dozens of this issue with only a few with this placement (you will need to copy/paste link) -- https://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1373
Ref. ADM II series 9. Price 1373 ("Price" = M.J. Price. The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great...London. 1991).
NGC Certified and Graded Very Fine.
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