Alexander III €˜the Great' Tetradrachm

Thanks Bing

Yes, forgot to mention the high relief which is quite unusual on mine

Hello Guys ,
I got the coin finally shipped to me. Bought from Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) for $800. Had hard time justifying the price, but finally decided to go with it.
Believe me, it is more ornate and fine than seen in the photo! :) I'll share some more snaps soon .
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@Dionysos - My friend , I am not trying to be critical here. But below are the thoughts that just came in my mind.

At first look it does seem to be great , but looking closer to the picture of the reverse of the coin, I observed ...

1.> The stretched arm of Zeus seems to be at an angel of 170 degrees (which is very common with Amphipolis mint), unlike at 145 degrees which is common with the Babylon Mint.

2.> The left foot of Zeus seem to always rests on a foot board for Babylon Mint, lifetime issued coins. Again the foot board is found missing on coins from Amphipolis mint.

3.> Most important , Zeus's thrown seems to always have a back rest for Babylon Mints, lifetime issued coins. Amphipolis mint coins do not have such a back rest.

Yet the monogram below Zeus's thrown is exclusively from the Babylon mint, which is contradictory and hence perplexing.

Now I am not any person who can speak authoritatively on this subject. All the above observations are based on readings and going through the coin collection of various dealers and museums pieces over the past 4 months.

But I would really love to check on another authentic Babylon mint Alexander Tetradrachm with Zeus thrown not having the back rest.
Kindly share with me the links if you come across .

Will wait to hear back from you guys ...

Yes Dionysos , my bad !. I do agree with you