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Drachm Alexander III Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Celticized head of Herakles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, rendered in a stylized barbarous manner characteristic of Eastern European Celtic imitative coinage. The facial features are boldly modeled with a prominent chin and deeply incised eye, while the lion scalp is depicted with flowing mane curls framing the head. A beaded border encircles the design. The overall style reflects a Celtic interpretation of the original Macedonian prototype, retaining the general composition while exhibiting the abstraction typical of late La Tène artistic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Seated figure of Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to the left, rendered in a stylized Celtic manner derived from the Alexandrine prototype. Zeus holds an eagle perched on his extended right hand and a long scepter in his left, with the throne legs schematically indicated below. In the left field, a control mark consisting of the letter K with flanking pellets is visible. To the right, the partial legend ΛENA K runs vertically in a beaded border, representing a Celtic barbarization of the original ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ legend. The treatment of the figure is notably abstracted, with simplified drapery folds and anatomical details consistent with Eastern European Celtic imitative workshop production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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