Ancient Greek – Alexander III ‘The Great’ Silver Tetradrachm
Ptolemais-Ake Mint
Obv: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: ΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standing right with closed wings in his right; in left field, |O (Phoenician ‘K [= ‘Ozmilk]) above |||| = (Phoenician date [24])
326 – 325 BC. · Ptolemais-Ake Mint · DCA2 937
17.0g · 27mm
Struck under Menes. Dated RY 24 of ‘Ozmilk (326/5 BC). The dating is debated with Price stating 323-322 BC, but according to Newall the 24th regnal year as minted on the coin being dated to 326-325 AD.













