GS87610. Silver tetradrachm, SNG Saroglos 648 (same dies), Houghton-Lorber I 82(4)b, Price 3752, Müller 735, SNG Mün 794 var. (no pellet), SNG Cop 833 var. (same), HGC 9 10f,
VF, high relief dies, uneven toning, compact flan, bumps and marks, reverse slightly double struck, Mesopotamia, Babylon (Hillah, Iraq) mint, weight 16.584g, maximum diameter 24.7mm, die axis 45
o, 311 - 300 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress forelegs tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, right leg drawn back, MI left, MYPT monogram (pellet in P) in wreath below throne, AΛΕΞANΔPOY downward on right, BAΣIΛΕΩΣ (king) in exergue;
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