View source for 3267 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Alexander the Great (London, BM, 1923-2-3-6 Lawrence)

{{Overstrike
|Image overstriking coin=Mesembria 814 London BM.jpg
|Image overstruck variety=Alexander the great tetradrachm.jpg
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1923-2-3-6
|Private collection=Lawrence collection
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛΕΞANΔΡΟΥ
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Under the throne, ΛΑ. In left field, Corinthian crested helmet.
|Mint=Mesembria
|Ancient region=Thrace
|Authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Date from=150 BCE
|Date to=100 BCE
|Period=hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=16.8
|Diameter=37
|Axis=12
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=Attic
|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 212, n° 3; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 8
|Coin series reference=Price 1991, n° 1029; Karayotov 1994, p. 167, O33-R65; MacDonald 2009, p. 212, n° 3; Callataÿ 2021a, p. 276, n° 8
|Coin series web reference=http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.1029
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: lion skin of Herakles in the lower left field).
|Overstruck reverse legend=A
|Overstruck authority=Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC)
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=strong
}}