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ID:     POII-20
Type:     Greek
Region:     MACEDONIAN KINGS
Issuer:     Alexander III
Date Ruled:     336-323 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Tetradrachm
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     327-323 BC
Diameter:     28 mm
Weight:     16.43 g
Obverse Description:     Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Reverse Description:     Zeus seated left on throne with back, right leg drawn back, both feet on footstool, holding eagle in right hand and scepter in left; in left field, horizontal plow
Mint:     Macedon
Primary Reference:     PO(2) 020
Photograph Credit:     Klassische Münzen
Source:     http://www.klassische-muenzen.de
Special Comments:     Very rare
Grade:     VF
Notes:     There are a number of coins in the article of Prokesh-Osten that Price could not verify. These coins were therefore omitted from Price.