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| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 359 BC - 294 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A horse prancing or galloping to the right, rendered in vigorous relief with all four legs extended in a leaping pose, conveying dynamism characteristic of Macedonian coinage of this period. A rider or jockey figure appears above the horse's back, partially visible and worn. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ is disposed in the field, identifying the coin as an issue in the name of Alexander. The reverse field shows a deep olive-green patina with areas of earthen encrustation. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ |
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This bronze falls within the issues attributed to Philip II and his immediate successors, a period when Macedonian coinage underwent dramatic expansion to fund near-continuous military campaigning. Philip's seizure of the Pangaion silver mines after 356 BC generated the bullion wealth that underwrote his gold and silver output, but the parallel bronze series served the logistical apparatus — pay for camp followers, local procurement, garrison supply. The SNG ANS 972 attribution places this piece within a well-documented but chronologically contested sequence, with scholars still debating whether certain emissions postdate Alexander's death entirely.