Tetradrachm / 2 Shekels - Alexander III Babylon
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Macedonia
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 327 BC - 323 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 15.72 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 442801 |
| References | HGC 3.1# 924 Oliver D. Hoover; 2016. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 1. Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Elephant advancing right, carrying two figures, one turning to look back and holding a standard, the other, in front, holding a goad.
Reverse
Charioteer driving fast quadriga right, an archer stands in the chariot beside the driver, drawing a bow.
Mint
Babylon, Babylonia, IraqComments
- Price, Mnemata p. 70, 26
- Mitchiner Type 21
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (327 BC - 323 BC) | 
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$ 58 000 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 158 Lot 32 
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5 Nov 2025 | VF |
USD 58 395.79
(CHF 46 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Numismatica Ars ClassicaAuction 114 Lot 124
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6 May 2019 | VF |
USD 69 821.05
(CHF 55 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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The New York Sale Auction 27 Lot 306
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4 Jan 2012 | VF |
USD 37 500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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