The coinage of Alexander the Great are some of the most important issues of the entire Greek period. Today, 2,350 years after their issue, thousands of examples still remain, however, the
hardest to find are those issued during his lifetime and before his death in 323 B.C.
These coins are impressive and hefty, weighing over 16 grams of pure silver. The obverse bears an image of a beardless, youthful Hercules wearing a lion’s scalp. On the reverse is a partially draped Zeus seated on a throne holding a staff in his left hand and an eagle in his right. The legend reads, “of Alexander” or “King Alexander”.
We just took delivery of around thirty lifetime issue Alexander the Great Tetradrachms and Drachms for prices that are hard to believe.
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Additional info on lifetime issues:
Historians and scholars believe that the earliest issues of these coins bear a striking resemblance to that of Alexander himself. After his death and as time went on, the imagery on these coins began to deviate from earlier and more accurate depictions.
Indeed, the earliest issues are the sources of the most realistic and personal portraits of the young king. These very coins became the international world currency and were struck at over 70 mints from 336 B.C. up until about 70 B.C. The fact that they were made for nearly 250 years after his death makes those issued during his lifetime not only rarer, but far more desirable and inherently more beautiful than later, posthumous issues.
