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Alexander III the Great AR Drachm

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Dynasty

Macedonian Kingdom

Ruler

Alexander III the Great

Era

c. 336-280 BC

Denomination

AR Drachm

Mint

Uncertain (likely Asia Minor)

Metal

silver

Diameter

17 mm

Head of youthful Herakles facing right, wearing a lion skin headdress with the paws tied at his neck; dotted border. Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on a backless throne, right leg drawn back, holding an eagle on his extended right hand and resting his left on a scepter; prominent monogram in left field; [AΛEΞANΔPOY] vertically in right field; dotted border.

Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) of Macedon conquered the Persian Empire, creating one of the largest empires in history. To finance his campaigns, he introduced a standardized silver coinage featuring Herakles and Zeus. These popular coins became a universal currency and continued to be minted by his successors across the Hellenistic world long after his death.

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