All Greek coins were handmade. The design for the obverse was carved into a block of bronze or iron called a die. The design of the reverse was carved into a similar punch. A blank metal disk was cast in a mold, placed between the die and the punch, and struck hard with a hammer, raising the design on both sides of the coin.
Reverse: thunderbolt within oak wreath; MYΣΩN // ABBAITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.2 g
Reverse: scallop shell within insuce square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.2 g
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Reverse: quadripartite incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Reverse: eagle left; ABY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.5 g
Reverse: facing head of Medusa within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.55 g
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Reverse: fish under (AX) monogram all within wreath; (APT) left / ΔY up
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.2 g
Reverse: (AX) monogram, thunderbolt below, all within wreath; ΞB / K_A / M
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.4 g
Reverse: (AX) monogram within wreath; A_N / CΩ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.4 g
Reverse: lyre above (AX) monogram, all within wreath; ΔΩ_PO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
Reverse: (AX) monogram, trident below, all within wreath; A / Π_Λ / (YE)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2 g
Reverse: incuse square ( “Union Jack” pattern)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12 g
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Reverse: Square incuse with skew pattern.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.7 g
Reverse: Large square "skew pattern" incuse
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.55 g
Reverse: Jupiter in biga right holding thunderbolt and reins; AISERNINO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.9 g
Reverse: Facing double boddied owl; AΓA_ΘO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.9 g
Reverse: naked Zeus standing half right holding eagle and scepter; AIΓAEΩN, (APE) (TAP) / (ΠAΩ)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.3 g
Reverse: goat head right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
Reverse: Head of goat right
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.03 g
Reverse: Head of goat right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.06 g
Reverse: bridled horse head left; AIΓEAIΩN, (TPAM)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.75 g
Reverse: triskeles; AΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ / ΤΟΠΑΡΧΟΥ // ET_A // ΚΕΝ_ΝΑΤ / ΛΑΛΑΣΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.3 g
Reverse: Crab, crayfish left below •••
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.21 g
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Reverse: crab
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.6 g
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Reverse: Eagle, with closed wings, standing right; AK behind, RA before
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.4 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle, Pegasos left; AΛEΞANΔPOY, E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.6 g
Reverse: forepart of horse right; AΛEΞAN / ΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.5 g
Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, EΞP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
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Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros seated to left, holding sceptre; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, ΘEOΠATOPOΣ EYEPΓETOY to left, monogram in exergue
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 16.8 g
Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XXI (Day 1); Lot 303. Ex Leu Numismatik Auction 7; Lot 1366 and Auction 2; Lot 155
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Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, eagle with closed wings standing left, palm frond behind; ςΞP in left field, ΣΙΔΩ above aphlaston in right field
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 14.21 g
Ex Roma Numismatics Auction XXI (Day 1); Lot 304. Ex Kleinkunst Collection (Leu Numismatik Auction 6; Lot 276). Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger Auction 328 (2-4 May 1990); Lot 258.
Reverse: Young Dionysos holding kantharos and thyrsos standing left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AΛEΞANΔPOY, ΔΠP / (?Π?)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.18 g
Reverse: AΛEΞAN∆POY, quiver, bow and club
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 5.88 g
Reverse: ALEXANDROU, club, bow and quiver
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.39 g
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated on throne, facing left, eagle in right hand, scepter in left, legs uncrossed; AP monogram in left field
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.26 g
The reverse inscription translates to: "of Alexander"
Price attributes this to the mint at Byblos and a time frame of 330-320 BC
Every CNG auction of this coin that I have found going back 10 years attributes the mint to Arados and the time frame to 325-323 BC making it a de facto lifetime issue, and says these were minted under authority of Menes who was Alexander's General and bodyguard. I assume this new info is attributed to a paper by Catharine Lorber but am not sure.
Reverse: bow in quiver and club, torch below; BAΣIΛEΩΣ; countermark
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.38 g
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.9 g
Reverse: Bow in quiver and club; AΛEΞANΔPOY, ?
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.1 g
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; grape bunch AΛEΞANΔPOY (ΠYPΦ)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Reverse: Bow and Case above B dot A ; with club below
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.25 g
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Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram on left / AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, bow to left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.9 g
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Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟY, Bowcase at top, club underneath inscription, laurel branch below
Die Orientation: 9 H
Weight: 4.06 g
Reverse: Zeus seated Left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.9 g
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Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / Zeus seated on stool-throne left, eagle on outstretched right hand, sceptre in left hand
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.21 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; kerykeion in left field; AΛEΞANΔPOY (HΦΛ) / M
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.5 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, forepart of ram right; below throne, pellet between struts, ΔA below.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.08 g
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram; (MI) AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.1 g
Reverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY / AΣ-IA - Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre. AΣ over IA in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.1 g
Reverse: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Oval countermark of Seleukid anchor in right field. AΣ over K-cornucopiae-archaic X in left field.
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 15.67 g
Reverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. N in left field. Seleukid anchor countermark in right field.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.6 g
Posthumous Issue. Added onto the Wildwinds site.
Reverse: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ - Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to left, holding sceptre; AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right. Date in Phoenician script under left arm.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 17.15 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre, legs uncrossed, caduceus and M in left field, IΦΛI monogram beneath chair.
Die Orientation: 9 H
Weight: 16.98 g
Lifetime Issue.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY / ΠΑTR - Zeus seated left on throne, holding sceptre and eagle; in left field, monogram ΠΑTR above lyre.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.73 g
Posthumous Issue
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - Zeus seated left, holding an eagle and a sceptre. ΩHME (Ω sideways) monogram above sphinx in left field.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 16.4 g
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MHP / H - Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; MHP monogram in wreath in left field, H below throne, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ below.
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 16.93 g
Posthumous Issue.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ / M / ΛY - AΛEΞANΔΡOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right and beneath Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; M in left field, ΛY beneath chair above the strut.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 17.03 g
Posthumous Issue.
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY - Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, plough in left field.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 16.86 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre, Phoenician date under left under arm.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.88 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY - Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre. IHAΡ monogram in upper left field, IΛT monogram in left field, horse grazing left below.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.9 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY / ΠA E - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; oenochoe beneath grape vine in left field. ΠA Ε monogram In left field under the arm of Zeus.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.48 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔROY / MYP - Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔROY to right, MYP monogram above amphora in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.84 g
Posthumous Issue.
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOY / BAI / MYI - Zeus seated left, holding eagle, BAI monogram in left field, MYI monogram beneath chair.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 16.8 g
Lifetime Issue.
Reverse: AΛEXANΔΡOY / Θ-Φ / O - o right of Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre. Θ over Φ in left field, O beneath throne.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.59 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand and sceptre in left, Φ above IΔ (date) in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.82 g
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / KΓ - Φ - Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left on throne, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right; KΓ (date) in left field, Φ below throne.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.18 g
Reverse: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ / A - Φ - Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, A in left field, Φ under throne.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.88 g
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter monogram in wreath: (HYP); monogram under throne: (XA) AΛEΞANΔPOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.2 g
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, forepart of pegasus left in the left field; AΛEΞANΔPOY / (NO)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
Reverse: rider on horse right; B / A
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.75 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; cock left AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.3 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY-BAΣIΛEΩΣ - Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on backless throne, left leg drawn back, feet on ground line, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; cornucopia in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.89 g
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, plow left; AΛEΞANΔPOY, · / Θ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.9 g
Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter boeotian shield left; snake under the throne, AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.19 g
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, barleycorn under throne, spear-spike right AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.86 g
Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY - BAΣIΛEΩΣ / AP - Zeus seated left, holding eagle on extended arm, legs uncrossed, long caduceus in left field, AP city monogram beneath chair.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 17.04 g
Reverse: double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.1 g
Reverse: Seleucid anchor; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.67 g
Reverse: Anchor in circle, BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.71 g
Reverse: Anchor in circle; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Reverse: Anchor within circle blundered barbaric imitation of Greek legend around
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.54 g
Reverse: double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.4 g
Reverse: double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.3 g
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Reverse: A / Λ / Ω. Kantharos; club in left field.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.56 g
Reverse: Head of Athena, strigel behind, A before. Die flaw before Athena's face
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.06 g
Reverse: AMI-ΣOΣ, Nike advancing right, holding palm; monograms flanking
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 6.88 g
Ex Elwood Rafn collection, Ex-Agora Auctions lot 43-018
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Reverse: owl standing facing on shield, grain ear left; AΦ_PO/ ΠEIPA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.7 g
Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding palm over shoulder; AMI_ΣOY / (ΠΩΔ) _ (AVTE)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.9 g
Reverse: horse walking right; A_MΦIΠ_O / ΛITΩN, (ANT)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.56 g
Reverse: leaping bull right; A_MΦIΠ_O // ΛITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.6 g
Reverse: Lion walking right, B above (for Basileus), XOA below
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8.8 g
Reverse: lion head right within incuse square; ANTAN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
Reverse: Crested Macedonian helmet
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 43 g
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Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; N in left field; Σ below throne.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.21 g
Reverse: Pan erecting trophy; monograms: B upleft / A right / E left / (ANT) below (mirror N - usually is normal)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.1 g
Reverse: Pan standing right, erecting trophy; B / K / Φ _ Λ // (ANT)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
