Help Please: Alexander Tetradrachm For Opinion.

I have been a member of this group for 8 years now and I have never seen or heard of any member snagging a coin that another member has shown an interest in. It is an unwritten rule here that it's something that is not done. So unless someone proves me wrong, you can post the coin here without any worries.

Here it is. I know many of you will recognise the style of photograph and know the dealer. He is generally reliable, but I am sometimes a little doubtful of his experience.

Nice looking life time issue, I can't tell if it's a drachm or tetradrachm from the picture though.

Here is a link to the Martin Price catalogs on coins of Alexander along with other information. They are the first two links which you can download and have a reference on Alexander III coins. https://sites.google.com/site/digit...op-1939-1995

Ok...thanks to Echizento and the links to those downloads I have an ID on this tetradrachm. It is a lifetime or early posthumous issue of Pella, Macedon, Price 233A, Müller 106. Expected weight 16.7-17.3g. The marking in the left field is a trident with fillets, to the left.

Thanks Echizento!

Eg. http://www.hjbltd.com/currentbbs/de...ntBBSUnsolds

So the question which remains is....is the one I have shown authentic?

These are my thoughts: The metal looks OK with no obvious signs of casting that I can see. The pattern of wear looks normal and in a general sense the style looks OK. I have some concerns about the quality of the rendition of Zeus. It is difficult to compare it to better quality examples, but it seems this one is just a little crude in comparison to the couple of others I found, even accounting for wear. In comparison to all Alexander tetradrachm however, it doesn't seem so unusual, some of which are cruder than others. I also noticed that on the two others I found there is a low cross bar on the seat, but am not sure how significant its absence is here.

So really I still need the advice of someone experienced with these types, who understands what normal is.

Help please!

Yes it is from ebay. It is from a dealer I have bought from many times in the past though. He is a long term dealer with no issues hanging over his conduct thus far. I do not see him selling obvious fakes and though I have never asked and it has never been made clear, I doubt whether there would be any difficulty with a return. In the case of this one though, I will make sure with the dealer that that is the case before I make a purchase...a lifetime guarantee in the event it turned out to be a fake.

The photo is a little ovsr exposed but it looks fine.