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Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #103377 viewsAR drachm
Modern forgery, Price False 103
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre.

Sold at auction Nov 2005 as a replica.

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #94400 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos mint, c. 323-317 BC
Modern forgery
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Buckle in left field, AI under throne
Price F94Joe Sermarini

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #94406 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos mint, c. 323-317 BC
Modern cast forgery in poor style
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Buckle in left field, AI under throne
Price 1379A, F94

Alexander the Great, silver drachm. Cast.Joe Sermarini

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #94308 viewsAlexander III cast copy drachm.
According to Reid Goldsborough, this was distributed by Newsweek's book division as a premium in the early 1970s.
Obverse: Head of Heracles R wearing lion-skin head-dress.
Reverse: Zeus seated L, sceptre in L hand behind, eagle perched on R hand in front.
Lampsaksos mint (if real). 17mm, 3.1 grammes.
Submitted by moonmoth Jan 2007
Not real, this is Price False 94moonmoth

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #98501 viewsAR drachm
Modern forgery, Price False 98
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left heolding eagle and sceptre. B TI in left field, Π under throne

Sold on eBay in 2005.

submitted by rupertRupert

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #B327 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos, 17mm, 4.2g
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; LF: forepart of Pegasos, LW: No
Price 1381

Reproduction (Slavey?) silver drachm of Alexander III The Great 336-323BC 17mm, 4.2gm.Obv.Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress.Rev.Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptreJoe Sermarini

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #B314 viewsAR drachm, Lapsakos
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; LF: forepart of Pegasos, LW: No
Price 1381

Slavei Replica found for sale as genuine at auction March 2006

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #B 221 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos, 17mm, 4.2g
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; LF: forepart of Pegasos, LW: No
Price 1381

This is a cast of a struck modern reproduction. An example of the struck version can be seen here

Sold on ebay September 2007 by caesars.emporium for £16

Submitted by Maridvnvm maridvnvm

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver drachm, #B 166 viewsAR drachm, Lampsakos, 17mm, 4.2g
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / [A]ΛEΞANΔP[OY], Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; LF: forepart of Pegasos, LW: No
Price 1381

Modern struck reproduction.

Sold on ebay February 2008 as a reproduction.

Submitted by Maridvnvm
maridvnvm

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver obol, #109309 viewsAR obol
Price F109

Alexander the Great, Silver obol

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver obol, #109290 viewsAR obol

Price False 109
Modern dies of incorrect style

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm544 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

One day private auction by bricklayeranc, believed to be a Toronto Group fake.

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm383 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Hill # 47. Sold as Rosa reproduction of Becker coin. Electro-plated silver over pewter. “Copy” stamped on rim. Image courtesy of Charlie at the Coin Replica Store. Alex

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm387 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head herakles right wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Imitating Price 3230, Mueller 1298, Newell 27 from modern dies/mold. Previously published type: IBSCC Bulletin on Counterfeits BOCS Vol 5 No.1/2 1980 Page 2 Fig 6. Two other examples with identical centering from the same mold are posted in the Fakes Reports.

Sold on Ebay as a reproduction. "R" stamped on rim.
Submitted by BluefishBluefish

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm398 viewsAR tetradrachm, 24mm, Amphipolis
Reproduction from 925K Sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm341 viewsAR tetradrachm, 24mm, reproduction from 925K Sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm342 viewsAR tetradrachm, 25mm, reproduction from 925K Sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm348 viewsAR tetradrachm, 25mm, reproduction from 925K Sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm415 viewsAR tetradrachm, 27mm, reproduction from 925K sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm336 viewsAR tetradrachm, 25mm, reproduction from 925K Sterling silver

-Head of Herakles right,wearing lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left,holding eagle and sceptre monogram

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm278 viewsAR tetradrachm, Memphis c. 332-323 BC
Modern forgery
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre. Rose in left field, ΔI below throne
Price 3970v

Sold as Alexander the Great, Silver octodrachm

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm348 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Sold as a fake on eBay.Joe Sermarini

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm281 viewsAR tetradrachm
Head Herakles right in lion's skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre

Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm. Raised edges on both the obverse and reverse are not seen in genuine examples. Joe Sermarini

Alexander the Great, Alexander III, silver tetradrachm368 viewsAR tetradrachm, 26mm, 16.5g
Modern replica
ALEXANDER THE GREAT 336-323BC Silver Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great Obverse: Head of young Heracles to right clad in lion's skin.
Reverse: Zeus seated to left on throne holding and eagle and scepter. 26 mm 16.5 grJoe Sermarini

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