GREEK. KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III the Great, 336-323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.16g). Amphipolis mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left on low throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and eagle standing right, wings closed, in his right; in field to left, crescent. Price 89. EF/VF. Wonderful high-relief style. Gorgeous natural multi-hued toning. Superb. This tetradrachm from Amphipolis, issued under Antipater around the time of Alexander's death, channels the power and divine favour that sustained his rule. Struck on the cusp of the Succession Crisis, it stands not only as currency but as a compact monument to the legacy of empire at the moment its future became uncertain. (P)

Estimate: AUD 1500