Alexander the Great III AR Tetradrachm Coin 336-323 BC - Certified NGC AU

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Alexander the Great III AR Tetradrachm Coin 336-323 BC - Certified NGC AU. Shipped with USPS First Class.
Babylon, struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa324/3. Head of Herakles, wearing lion skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔPOY Zeus seatedleft on low throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle standingright with closed wings in his right.
Macedonian Kingdom Alexander III the Great –King of Macedonia: 336-323 B.C, From the earliest series of staters ofAlexander. This coin is
NGC graded as AU (Almost Uncirculated) and this coin has amazing detail after over 2,300 years.  Exceptional condition.
Best known as Alexander the Great, he was aking (basileus in Greek) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He was bornin the city of Pella in 356 BC. By age 20, Alexander succeeded his fatherPhilip II to the throne as king. He spent most of his years as king in anunprecedented military campaign of conquest through Asia, northeast Africa andeven reached India. By age 30 he created one of the biggest empires in theancient world, reaching from Greece to northwestern India. Being undefeated inbattle, many consider him as one of history’s most successful military commanders.He could be considered one of history’s most important figures, having spreadthe Greek civilization far and wide, and was even admired by Julius Caesaralong with many other important historical personages as well. Born in Pella in356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age oftwenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaignthrough Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he had created oneof the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece tonorthwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one ofhistory’s most successful military commanders.
During his youth, Alexander was tutored by the philosopher Aristotleuntil the age of 16. After Philip’s assassination in 336 BC, Alexandersucceeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and anexperienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used thisauthority to launch his father’s Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in theconquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire, and began aseries of campaigns that lasted ten years