Auction 75 · Lot 291
Denomination: Tetradrachm. Inscribed in Greek: “King Alexander.”
Denomination: Tetradrachm. Inscribed in Greek: “King Alexander.â€
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SILVER COIN OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Place
336-323 BCE
Publication
336-323 BCE
summary
The Samaritans sought permission from Alexander the Great to destroy the Beth HaMikdash. The Kohen Gadol Shimon HaTzadik was made aware of this and immediately traveled to the City of Antipatris in order to lobby against such a disaster. His efforts were successful to the extent that Shimon HaTzadik was given much honor by Alexander.
See Babylonian Talmud Tract. Yoma f. 69b and Tract. Ta’anith f. 9.