TYPE Ancient Greece, Alexander III the Great of Macedon (336-323 BC), silver tetradrachm, "uncertain of Macedonia-Thrace-Thessaly" mint, 17.08g 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"), mintmarks to left and below REFERENCE: Mul 734 GRADING: VF+, chin off flan, lightly toned ORDER INFO: G2892, $220 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, with Babylon mint's output always considered to be among the finer of styles. The reverse figure of Zeus is often believed to actually represent Phidias' famous statue in Olympia, one of the seven world wonders (now gone).