ALEXANDER III (THE GREAT) TETRADRACHM - Pella mint, circa 275-270 BC.
Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left on low throne with high back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. He is naked from the waist up, with a himation (linen or woollen cloak) covering his lap and legs. In the left field is a crested helmet, and below the throne the monogram ΘΕ. Text to the right ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ "Of Alexander".
Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left on low throne with high back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. He is naked from the waist up, with a himation (linen or woollen cloak) covering his lap and legs. In the left field is a crested helmet, and below the throne the monogram ΘΕ. Text to the right ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ "Of Alexander".
Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress.
Reverse: Zeus seated left on low throne with high back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings. He is naked from the waist up, with a himation (linen or woollen cloak) covering his lap and legs. In the left field is a crested helmet, and below the throne the monogram ΘΕ. Text to the right ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ "Of Alexander".