336-323 BC Alexander the Great Silver Tetradrachm NGC Choice About Uncirculated 5x4

The tetradrachms of Alexander the Great remain among the most historically significant coins ever struck. Issued during his reign from 336 to 323 BC, these silver coins traveled from Macedonia across Persia, Egypt, and deep into Central Asia. This example is noted as an early posthumous issue, placing it at the very dawn of the Hellenistic age that Alexander's campaigns created.

The obverse presents a right-facing portrait of Herakles wearing the lion's skin headdress, a type closely associated with Alexander's own divine image. The portrait is boldly rendered with sharp facial detail and well-defined hair beneath the scalp. On the reverse, Zeus sits enthroned to the left, holding an eagle on his outstretched right hand and a long scepter in his left, with the Greek legend ALEXANDROU flanking the figure on a coin with strong, even devices throughout.

NGC has graded this tetradrachm Choice About Uncirculated with a Strike of 5 and Surface of 4, reflecting an exceptional strike and surfaces showing only the lightest wear. The coin displays bright silver luster with appealing patina and strong device definition across both sides. Alexander tetradrachms in Choice AU are consistently sought by collectors of Greek and Macedonian coinage at every level. For those seeking a well-struck, high-quality example of one of antiquity's most iconic types, this coin delivers. The coin pictured is the exact coin you will receive.

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