Tetradrachms on the Attic standard became the de-facto standard for trade and for large payments, and the denomination was used well into Roman times.
The most famous tetradrachm is the Athenian 'Owl'. In Roman times, provincial tetradrachms were usually struck in debased silver or billon.
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle, Pegasos left; AΛEΞANΔPOY, E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.6 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: 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: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter, bow to left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.9 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 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: 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: Athena Alkidemos striding left, aegis-shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, wearing helmet and long chiton; facing Macedonian helmet with transverse crest and ear-flaps in field; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIΓONOY / TI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.2 g
Reverse: Apollo seated left, on omphalos, holding arrow and resting on bow
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalus, bow in left hand, arrow in right, Greek text left (ANTIOXOY) and right (BAΣIΛEΩΣ), monograms left and right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.97 g
Reverse: Apollo seated on omphalos left, holding arrow and bow; BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANT_IOXOY, (HYP)_(ΠΩA)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.95 g
Reverse: Apollo Delphios, testing arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos; monograms to outer left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.51 g
Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand upon shield; ΔI in exergue.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.88 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; ΣEΛEYKOY // (TAYP) // (ΔYP) / BAΣIΛEΩΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike and leaning on scepter BAΣIΛEΩΣ // ANTIOXOY, (ΠI) / EYΠATOPOΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.7 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ-ANTIOXOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing; A/PE above club surmounted by TYP monogram to left, AΣY monogram above ϚOP (date) to right, ΓΠP monogram between legs
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.16 g
Ex Medicus Collection (note the photo) Stack's Coin Galleries November 2002, lot 144
Reverse: Zeus Ouranios, draped, standing left, holding star and scepter; two monograms to outer left; all within laurel wreath, E(koppa)P (date) in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.03 g
Reverse: APAΔIΩN Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; to left, ΘΛP above phoenician letter w above ΘC; all within wreath.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: Nike standing left, holding aplustre in right hand, palm in left; date and letters in field; all within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.24 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΓΕΡΤΟΥ / ΔΙ-A - Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear and resting left hand on shield at her side, ΔI monogram over A in left field, all within laurel border.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.04 g
Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.3 g
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.12 g
Reverse: ΑΘΕ / Owl standing right, head facing, to the left an olive sprig and crescent
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.63 g
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Reverse: Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 17.24 g
Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.2 g
Reverse: Owl standing on overturned amphora with legend to the left and to the right. H on amphora. ME below
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.67 g
“New Style". Magistrates Polemon, Alketes and Timon.
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Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, AOE to right in incuse square
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.21 g
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Reverse: AΘE / Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.05 g
Intermediate Style Owl
Reverse: AΘE / Owl standing right, head facing; to left, olive sprig and crescent; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.17 g
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, A-Θ-E before
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.51 g
Reverse: Owl standing to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind, ΑΘΕ before; all within incuse square
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 17.21 g
Near Mint State; lustrous metal with beautiful light cabinet tone. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Live Auction 1, 25 July 2018, lot 78.
Reverse: A-Θ-E - Owl standing right, head facing, olive twig and crescent behind, A-Θ-E before. Test cut on the owl and bankers mark in front.
Die Orientation: 3 H
Weight: 15.8 g
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent moon behind, all in square incuse.
Die Orientation: 8 H
Weight: 17.18 g
Provenance: Heritage Auctions - Weekly Auction 232128 (15 July 2021), lot 130; Ex Stack's Bowers and Ponterio, NYINC Sale 173 (8 January 2013), lot 160; Demarete Collection (Elvira Clain-Stefanelli).
Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined scepter; Θ on amphora, HP below; all within wreath.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.46 g
Provenance: Triton XXV Session 5 (25 January 2022), lot 75.
Reverse: owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig and crescent left; AΘE - Phoenician contermark bēth yōdh
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.5 g
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, monogram (ΠΩΛYB) to left; BY below throne, trident in exergue
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.89 g
Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike with wreath, transverse spear, resting hand on shield; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY // AΣ / KAΛXA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.1 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Eagle, with closed wings, holding palm branch over right shoulder and standing left on thunderbolt; in fields, LIΔ - ΠA; to left, crown of Isis
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.39 g
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne holding an eagle and a scepter; monograms to left and below throne; Greek text to right (AΛEΞANΔPOY) and below throne (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ)
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.3 g
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Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow left, with palm branch over shoulder; to left, club surmounted by (TYP) monogram; to right, OP (date) above (ΓHP) monogram; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ__ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, eagle standing left, palm branch under far wing; AOP (date) in left field above monogram, mintmark ΣIΔΩ above aphlaston in right field, control mark between legs
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.44 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY / Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; ΔI in inner left field
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.83 g
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; race torch with fillets to outer left, monogram to inner left, ornament on throne.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.09 g
Reverse: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield, lion’s head to left.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.58 g
Ex GM 42, lot 138; 10-10-88. A superbly toned and near mint state coin
Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, ΛYΣIMAXOY crowned by Nike to left, KA monogram above crescent left in inner left field.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.97 g
Comes with HJB tag
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated left, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head; in inner left field, eagle standing right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.65 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Control: Monogram to outer left and in exergue Γ
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.07 g
Reverse: club within oak wreath, thunderbolt left; (AP) / MAKEΔONΩN / ΠPΩTHΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.6 g
Reverse: Club of Heracles at center, Greek text above (ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ) and below (ΠΡΩΤΗΣ) club along with three monograms surrounded by oak wreath, keraunos left
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.9 g
Reverse: MESS—ANION (latter half retrograde) / Hare leaping right above sprig of three leaves
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.19 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle, lyre left; AΛEΞANΔPOY / monogram / Δ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.9 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; AΛEΞANΔPOY / KB
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding Nike in right crowning him with wreath, long scepter vertical in left BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΦIΛIΠΠOY // EΠIΦANOYΣ / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY; N
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY to right and left of Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.46 g
Reverse: BΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠΟΥ ΕΠΙΦANOYΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ - Zeus Nikephoros seated left on throne, holding Nike and lotus-tipped sceptre.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.98 g
Reverse: Youth on horseback right, holding palm frond
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.97 g
Reverse: Youth, holding palm and reins, on horseback right; wreath below, Λ below raised foreleg
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 13.84 g
Struck under Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander
Reverse: Zeus seated on throne holding an eagle and scepter, wheel to left, monogram below throne, Greek text to right (ΦΙΛΙΠΠOY) and below throne (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.15 g
Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY / BAΣIΛEΩΣ - Zeus seated right, holding an eagle, Iota below throne, and prow of a galley, lamda Y in left field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.58 g
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Reverse: eagle standing left on thunderbolt; ΠTOΛEMAIOY_ΒAΣIΛEΩΣ, P / (ΠAP)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.7 g
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Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing to left on thunderbolt; P above monogram to left
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.36 g
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Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; monogram to left
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 14.25 g
Ex Dr. G.W Collection (Roma Numismatics E-Sale 73; Lot 520)
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Reverse: Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield; AΛEΞANΔPOY to left, ΘE in inner left field, Corinthian helmet above ΔI and eagle on thunderbolt in right field
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 15.75 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; to left, ΣΙ
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.11 g
Reverse: ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle with folded wings standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date (L KH) above headdress of Isis; in right field, ΠA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.51 g
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ | ΣEΛE-YKOY, Apollo seated left on omphalos, examining arrow in right hand, resting left hand on grounded bow; monograms in outer left and right fields
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.93 g
Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ - Apollo Delphios seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in his right hand and resting his left on grounded bow, ΣA above club in outer left field, ΠA monogram in outer right field.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.58 g
Added onto the Wildwinds site.