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A bronze AE18 of Alexander the Great showing the head of Herakles, a bow and a club Coin Type: Bronze unit of Alexander III, 336-323 BCE.
Mint and Date: Macedonia, lifetime issue, 336-323 BCE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 5.34 grammes.
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY
Bow in case above, club right below.
Control Mark: One-handled cup (like cup of Kyme) below.
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), December 2010.
Ref: Price 325.
BW Ref: 016 052 165
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The content of this page was last updated on 18 December 2010