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Thrace, Tetradrachm

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Thrace, Tetradrachm (obverse) Thrace, Tetradrachm (reverse)

This tetradrachm is one of many imitations of the coins of Alexander the Great. It bears the head of the Greek hero Heracles wearing a lion's scalp on its obverse. The reverse shows the highest Greek god Zeus sitting on a throne and the Greek inscription ALEXANDROS BASILEOS – King Alexander.

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