Silver Tetradrachm - Ancient Greece, c. 2nd Century BC.
Obv: Head of Heracles, right, with Lionskin helmet
Rev: Zeus on throne, with an Eagle
In the name of Alexander the Great. (Imitative Issue struck by E. Celtic or Thracian Tribes - Garbled Rev Legends)
37mm, 16.53gm
Zeus is the god of sky and thunder and the ruler of the Olympians of Mount Olympus. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty.
