barbarous imitation tetradrachm, struck in Illyria

 Extremely barbarous imitation tetradrachm, probably struck in Illyria or the Lower Danube region, after a tetradrachm of Philip V of Macedon minted at Pella. Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing the lion-skin headdress. Reverse: scripted by in Greek Letters  [A]ΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus seated left on a low throne, holding a long scepter and an eagle with closed wings; club in left field, symbol(s) beneath the throne.

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barbarous imitation tetradrachm, struck in Illyria

  Extremely barbarous imitation tetradrachm, probably struck in Illyria or the Lower Danube region, after a tetradrachm of Philip V of Maced...