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Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander the Great, 336 - 323 B.C., Lifetime Issue
Aradus minted coinage in the name of Alexander during his lifetime and shortly after. When Aradus gained autonomy in 259 B.C., the city again minted coinage in the name of Alexander. After the Ptolemaic victory over the Seleukid Kingdom at Raphia in 217 B.C. Aradus fell under the control of Egypt. In 214, Aradus ceased to issue Alexander coinage and struck regal Ptolemaic issues. In 202 B.C., as Ptolemaic power waned, Aradus returned to issuing coinage of Alexander. The last Alexander coinage of Aradus was struck in 166/165 B.C.GS89320. Silver hemidrachm, SNG Saroglos 809 (same reverse die), Price 3318, Müller Alexander 1365, SNG Cop 1009, SNG Munchen 741, SNG Berry 269, aVF, toned, rough, porous, Phoenicia, Aradus mint, weight 1.991g, maximum diameter 13.3mm, die axis 90o, c. 328 - 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, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward behind, BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) in exergue, Σ (control) left, A/P monogram (control) under throne below strut; SOLD
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