Tetradrachm - Alexander III Arados

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
King	Alexander III the Great (336 BC - 323 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	324 BC - 320 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.19 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 580595
References	Price# 3320 Martin Jessop Price; 1991. The Coinage in Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft, British Museum (2 volumes). , Müller# 1362 Ludvig Müller; 1855. Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III = Numismatics of Alexander the Great; Appendix the coins of Philip II and III. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. , SNG Ashmolean# 2983 Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). , BostonMFA# 672 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Pozzi# 919 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Duyrat# 326 Frédérique Duyrat; 2005. Arados Hellénistique: Étude historique et monétaire / Volume 173 = Hellenistic Arados: historical and monetary study. Institut français du Proche-Orient, Beirut, Lebanon.

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Obverse

Head of beardless Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.

Reverse

Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand; Λ in left field, AP monogram below throne.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Mint

Aradus, modern-day Arwad, Syria

Mark

Price Monogram 118

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (324 BC - 320 BC)							$ 670	$ 1600	$ 1600

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2026 February 9 Spotlight: Macedonian Kingdom Ancient Coins Showcase Auction 61596 Lot 21072	9 Feb 2026	AU (NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5)	USD 1300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2019 January 6 - 7 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York 3071 Lot 33053	6 Jan 2019	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5)	USD 1800.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	CNG Auction 112 Lot 134	11 Sep 2019	XF	USD 2500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Auction 106 Lot 177	13 Sep 2017	XF	USD 1000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XVI Lot 286	9 Jan 2013	XF	USD 1700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 46 (30 October 1989), lot 129
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Eid Mar Auction 23 Lot 51	26 Oct 2025	VF	USD 667.61 (EUR 575.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Eid Mar Auctions
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 155 Lot 180	3 Aug 2025	VF	USD 841.77 (EUR 725.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	Solidus Numismatik Auction 145 Lot 30	22 Jul 2025	VF	USD 581.69 (EUR 501.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Solidus Numismatik e.K.
	Nomos AG obolos 34 Lot 95	10 Nov 2024	VF	USD 695.03 (CHF 550.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 18 Lot 584	18 Dec 2021	VF	USD 353.84 (CHF 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik