TYPE Ancient Greece, Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC), silver drachm, uncertain Greek mint 4.06g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Head of young Herakles to right, clad in lion skin
Rev: Zeus enthroned to left, holding scepter and eagle, Greek inscription: ALEXANDROU ("of Alexander"), monogram "KI" before his legs, monogram under throne
REFERENCE: Mul 820, SG 6730 var.
GRADING: VF, slightly porous, gray toning
ORDER INFO: G1691, $95
The standard design of Alexander's silver drachms and tetradrachms. The feautures of Herakles, while variable throughout the numerous mints, are often conjectured as being based on those of Alexander himself. The reverse figure of Zeus is often believed to actually represent Phidias' famous statue in Olympia, one of the seven world wonders (now gone).