SH90879. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber I 202(11)b, Price 3931, Müller Alexander [1355], Newell ESM 475, HGC 9 9e, VF, bold high relief, Media, Ecbatana (Hamedan, Iran) mint, weight 17.011g, maximum diameter 26.0mm, die axis 180
o, as satrap or king, c. 311 - 295 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus on high back throne left, right leg drawn back, feet on footstool, eagle in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; in lower left field: two monograms, over anchor with flukes left, over horse forepart grazing left; ΣΩ below throne; ex Edward J. Waddell;
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