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Drachm - Antigonus I In the name of Alexander III, Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 301 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare head of Heracles in right profile, the hero's characteristic Nemean lion skin headdress draped over the skull with the forelegs knotted beneath the chin and the mane rendered in deeply incised, flowing striations extending into the left field. The facial features are finely modelled in the Hellenistic tradition, with well-defined brow, pronounced nose, and slightly parted lips, conveying the idealized heroic portrait associated with Alexander III coinage. No legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a low backless throne, his nude torso turned slightly forward; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with wings closed, while his left hand grasps a long upright sceptre. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field. In the left field appears a control monogram, and beneath the throne seat is the control letter Θ (theta), serving as a mint or magistrate mark characteristic of the Lampsacus series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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