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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Hellenistic Monarchies| ▸ |Alexander the Great||View Options:   | | |
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GS65860. Fouree silver plated drachm, cf. Price 3604 (official, Babylon mint, c. 323 - 317 B.C.), aVF , breaks in plating, weight 3.071 g, maximum diameter 16.3 mm, die axis 270o, illegal mint, c. 300 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, legs uncrossed, eagle in right hand, scepter in left hand, M left, monogram under throne; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C.
The B A on the reverse refers to BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, King Alexander (Alexander the Great).GB75384. Bronze AE 19, Price 382, SNG Cop 1027, SNG Alpha Bank 793, SNG Munchen -, VF, green patina, light deposits, marks and corrosion, weight 5.222 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonian mint, c. 325 - 310 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse bow and quiver, B A, club left over mouse right (control symbol) below; rare; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Lifetime Issue.GB85748. Bronze 1/2 unit, Price 339, SNG Alpha Bank 746, SNG Munchen 859, HGC 3 928, VF, green patina, well centered, porosity, light marks, weight 4.810 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, die axis 90o, Macedonia, Pella (or Aigia?) mint, 336 - 323 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Apollo right; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY arcing above, horse galloping right, dolphin head right and downward (control symbol) below; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
After Alexander the Great subdued Sidon, he told Hephaestion to bestow its crown on whom he pleased. Hephaestion offered it to two brothers with whom he lodged. They declined, saying the king must be of royal blood. They named Abdalonymus, who, although royal, had fallen into such poverty that he supported himself with a small garden. Hephaestion told the brothers to take the royal crown and robes to Abdalonymus. They found him weeding his garden, told him to wash, invested him with the ensigns of royalty, and conducted him to Alexander. Alexander, turning to those around him, said, "I wish to know how he bore his poverty." Abdalonymus replied, "I wish to heaven that I may bear my prosperity as well! These hands have managed all my necessities and as I possessed nothing, I wanted nothing." Alexander was so pleased that gave the new king the palace and estate of Strato, his predecessor, and augmented his dominions from the neighboring country.GS86723. Silver hemiobol, Price 3478, Newell Dated -, SNG Cop -, SNG Munchen -, SNG Alpha Bank -, F, toned, broad flan for this small denomination, scratches and bumps, weight 0.251 g, maximum diameter 10.7 mm, die axis 270o, Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) mint, struck under Menon or Menes, c. 325 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, ΣI left, AΛΕΞANΔ downward on right; ex Beast Coins; very rare; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
| According to Arrian, a Greek historian of the 1st century B.C., on the mainland near Arwad, in 132 B.C., Alexander the Great met "Straton, the son of Gerostratos, king of the Aradians, and associates of Arados...When he met Alexander, Straton crowned him with a golden crown and gave him the island of Arados, Marathos, the town located on the mainland in front of Arados, large and rich, Sigon, the city of Mariamme and all their territory." In other words, on behalf of his father King Gerostratos of Arwad, Straton surrendered the realm. Arados also sent its navy to aid Alexander in the reduction of Tyre. From that time on, Arwad has been ruled from afar." |  |
Herakles is most often depicted on coinage wearing the scalp of the Nemean lion over his head. The first of Herakles' twelve labors, set by his cousin King Eurystheus, was to slay the Nemean lion and bring back its skin. Herakles discovered arrows and his club were useless against it because its golden fur was impervious to mortal weapons. Its claws were sharper than swords and could cut through any armor. Herakles stunned the beast with his club and, using his immense strength, strangled it to death. During the fight, the lion bit off one of his fingers. After slaying the lion, he tried to skin it with a knife but failed. Wise Athena, noticing the hero's plight, told him to use one of the lion's own claws to skin the pelt.GB99150. Bronze unit, cf. Price 305, SNG Alpha Bank 715, aVF, attractive green patina with highlighting earthen deposits, scratches, weight 6.507 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 270o, uncertain mint, c. 328 - 323 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse club of Herakles right above, AΛEΞANΔPOY across center, quiver left laying atop bow over uncertain monogram; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Kition, Cyprus
Kition, also known by its Latin name Citium, was a city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus (present-day Larnaca). According to local tradition, it was established in the 13th century B.C. by Greek (Achaean) settlers, after the Trojan war. Its most famous resident was Zeno of Citium, born c. 334 B.C. in Citium and founder of the Stoic school of philosophy which he taught in Athens from about 300 B.C.GB111031. Bronze quarter unit, Price 3111A; cf. Tziambazis 6 (full unit); BMC Cyprus -, VF, glossy green patina, tight flan, weight 1.289 g, maximum diameter 11.4 mm, die axis 180o, Kition (Larnaca, Cyprus) mint, c. 325 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse bow and quiver on left, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward in center, knobby club with handle up on right, uncertain device outer left; very rare; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Kition, Cyprus
Kition, also known by its Latin name Citium, was a city-kingdom on the southern coast of Cyprus (present-day Larnaca). According to local tradition, it was established in the 13th century B.C. by Greek (Achaean) settlers, after the Trojan war. Its most famous resident was Zeno of Citium, born c. 334 B.C. in Citium and founder of the Stoic school of philosophy which he taught in Athens from about 300 B.C.GB114006. Bronze quarter unit, Price 3111A; cf. Tziambazis 6 (full unit); BMC Cyprus -, VF, green patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 1.494 g, maximum diameter 11.8 mm, die axis 180o, Kition (Larnaca, Cyprus) mint, c. 325 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse bow and quiver on left, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward in center, knobby club with handle up on right, uncertain device outer left; ex CNG e-auction 543 (2 Aug 2023), lot 41; very rare; SOLD
Koinon of Macedonia, Reign of Gordian III, c. 238 - 244 A.D., Portrait of Alexander the Great
The Macedonian Koinon (community) was the political organization governing the autonomous Roman province of Macedonia and was responsible for issuing coinage. The individual cities, as members of the Koinon, sent representatives to participate in popular assembly several times each year.
The high point of the year was celebrations and matches in honor of Alexander the Great and the Roman emperor held in Beroea (modern Verria) located about 75 km. west of Thessaloniki. This was the provincial center of the emperor cult, with the appropriate temple and privileges, first granted to the Koinon by Nerva. The title Neokoros, or "temple guardians" was highly prized and thus advertised on coins. Under Elagabalus, the Koinon received a second neokorie, indicated by B (the Greek number two) or rarely DIC (double in Greek). The title was rescinded but later restored by Severus Alexander, probably in 231 A.D.RP56114. Bronze AE 26, AMNG III 628; cf. SNG Cop 1369 (Nike vice patera), SNG Saroglos 984 (same), Lindgren II 1383 (Alexander helmeted), F, nice patina, weight 11.630 g, maximum diameter 25.6 mm, die axis 225o, Beroea (Verria, Greece) mint, reign of Gordian III, 238 - 244 A.D.; obverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, diademed head of Alexander the Great right; reverse KOINON MAKEΔONΩN [B NEΩ], Athena seated left, patera in right, spear vertical behind in left, shield behind; scarce; SOLD
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, c. 323 - 136 B.C.
It appears there may be a date below the head of Herakles - ΣOP (year 176). If it actually is a date and if it is a Seleukid era date, it equates to 137 - 136 B.C. This would be an unlikely spot for a date. Most likely, the "date" is just lion fur.GS71548. Silver obol, cf. Price 4007 - 4011, SGCV II 6735 - 6737, VF, weight 0.510 g, maximum diameter 10.0 mm, die axis 135o, uncertain Eastern mint, posthumous, c. 323 - 136 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus enthroned left, right leg drawn back, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, no symbol; SOLD
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