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I like large flan posthumous Alexander Tetradrachms

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cliff_marsland:
I really like the huge posthumous large module Alexander Tets.  The larger (assuming the style isn't wretched) the better.  Any mint and date range recommendations?

And generally speaking, they aren't hideously expensive.  Win, win.

n.igma:
What's not to like at 31 mm diameter?... and a bit of history attached to this type ... As indicated by Price, this is one of the few Alexandrine issues where there is a possibility that the portrayal of Herakles might have been based on a portrait of Alexander the Great. For whatever reason this portrayal was restricted to a single obverse die that was used to strike all known examples of Price 1003 and 1004 ...

   https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=115138

n.igma:
Another one with a lot of history behind it ... 30 mm diameter ...  struck in low relief with a flat fabric it has a very pleasing modernistic ascetic in the hand ... most unusual for a 2,000 year old coin and well ahead of its time in my opinion ...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=174298

n.igma:
At 32 mm diameter probably among the largest of the big flan Alexanders ... certainly the largest in my collection ... intriguing artistry that begs the question why? ... a major development in artistic style from those that came before, I like it very much.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!  ...

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=115139

djmacdo:
A number of late Alexanders from Mesembria are overstruck on Thasos tetradrachms--usually part of the Thasos legend is visible on the reverse.  Something to look for.

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