KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III ‘the Great’, 336-323 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 17.20 g, 6 h), Uranopolis (or Amphipolis), struck under Alexarchos, circa 310-297. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle with closed wings in right; in field to left, star on cone above X; below throne, Θ above Π. Price 520. Fresh and well struck, and of exuberant early Hellenistic style. Struck very slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine.


This issue was likely minted in Uranopolis under Alexarchos (circa 350-290 BC), a brother the Macedonian king Kassander, who is said to have founded a utopian community there.