Macedonia, Aspendos, AR Tetradrachma,

AR Tetradrachm in the style of Alexander the Great
Aspendos, posthumous, 2nd century B.C.
Obv.: Head of Heracles in lion's scalp r.
Rs.: Zeus Aetophoros enthroned l. with eagle, i.F. div. mordant. Counterstamp anchor

Historical 

Alexander III the Great was born in Pella on July 20, 356 BC, the son of Philip II, and died in Babylon on June 10, 323 BC. He was king of Macedonia and hegemon of the Corinthian League from 336 BC until his death. He is still considered one of the greatest army commander of all time.
Alexander extended the borders of his empire, which his father had assembled from the small state of Macedonia and other Greek cities, as far as the Indian subcontinent with the so-called Alexander campaigns and the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire. After his death, the Diadochi, rival military leaders, family and friends of Alexander the Great, divided the empire among themselves and fought for power with changing alliances in a total of six Diadochi Wars.
Alexander the Great's accession to power is also associated with the beginning of a new age, Hellenism, which influenced the world through the Roman period to the Byzantine emperors.

The original silver coin, which is over 2000 years old, is modeled after the Alexander coins, even though it was minted in the late 3rd century or early 2nd century BC, after his death.

Zeus is the father of the gods in Greek mythology, as well as the god of heaven, lightning and thunder. He embodied the head of the twelve Olympic gods. His parents are the Titans Kronos and Rhea. His siblings include Hades, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia and Hera. According to legend, Cronus devoured all of his children immediately after birth, so his mother gave birth to him in secret. When Zeus grew up, he fought against the Titans and defeated them. Subsequently, he divided the world into three dominions, he himself occupied the sky and thus became the father of the gods and head of the twelve Olympian gods. Zeus ist married to Hera, with whom he has four children Ares, Hebe, Eileithya and Hephaistos. Nevertheless, he had numerous other affairs, many of which resulted in children. Among these illegitimate children is also Heracles.

According to legend, Zeus was sacred to his eagle, which is why he is often depicted together with it in art. According to the legend, Zeus denied the mortals the possession of fire. As a result, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and brought it to humans. As punishment, he was bound by order of the father of the gods and chained to a mountain in the Caucasus Mountains. There the eagle regularly visited him and ate from his liver, which was always renewed. Only after a long time Heracles released the prisoner from this torment by killing the eagle with an arrow.

Heracles is a Greek demigod famous for his strength. He is the subject of several legends. He was the son of Zeus and Alcmene and came from the family of the Perseids. From birth Heracles was pursued by Hera, Zeus' wife, who was jealous of Alcmene's son. Therefore, she sent two snakes to the cradle, which could kill the child because of its divine power. Later Hera punished her stepson with madness, so that he killed his children in a fit. To atone for this act he had to enter the service of King Eurystheus of Mycenae and solve twelve difficult and dangerous tasks, the first of which was the slaying of the Nemean Lion. From then on he wore the fur of the predator as a robe and its head as a helmet, which made him invulnerable. After his death he was admitted to Olympus and was married to Hebe, a daughter of Hera.