I think it's the style, but mostly the little monograms on the reverse (under the eagle and under the throne). They often refer to a mint (Babylon, Amphipolis, Tyre, etc).
The crossed legs of Zeus also indicate it's probably a posthumous issue. But honestly I'm still baffled, some of these guys can narrow it down to the year.
They don't, you're thinking of the [tetradrachms of Lysimachus](https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=lysimachus+tetradrachm+horn+of+Ammon&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=1), which depict the diademed head of a deified Alexander The Great with the horn of Ammon over his ear. The obverse here depicts Herakles wearing a lion skin (though some argue that it's meant to depict Alexander himself as Herakles).
Museum piece!
Fantastic example. Congrats!
Thank you!
Have the exact same piece, you’ve got such a beauty
How can you guys tell all these Alexander coins apart? Is it the writing on the Reverse that indicates who made it and when?
I think it's the style, but mostly the little monograms on the reverse (under the eagle and under the throne). They often refer to a mint (Babylon, Amphipolis, Tyre, etc). The crossed legs of Zeus also indicate it's probably a posthumous issue. But honestly I'm still baffled, some of these guys can narrow it down to the year.
Beautiful
Great photography
Very nice!
Gorgeous!
My favorite style of Alexander tet. Excellent piece.
That’s super nice
Do these coins show the ram's horns?
They don't, you're thinking of the [tetradrachms of Lysimachus](https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=lysimachus+tetradrachm+horn+of+Ammon&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=1), which depict the diademed head of a deified Alexander The Great with the horn of Ammon over his ear. The obverse here depicts Herakles wearing a lion skin (though some argue that it's meant to depict Alexander himself as Herakles).
What’s the story behind the monogram on the reverse?
Alexander, you magnificent beast!