Alexander III the Great; head of Herakles/bow, quiver, club
Description:
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great (336 - 323 BC). Macedonian mint, ca 323 - 317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / B-A; bow behind quiver, and club, thunderbolt.
Diameter:
AE17 mm
Weight:
6,12 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Price 373; SNG Alpha Bank 781
Commentary:
dark olive patina with some brown deposits
History:
After the death Alexander was highly revered, not so by Kassander who killed his wife, child and mother.
Article Number:
012-05-02-41652