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Drachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Chalkis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 290 BC - 287 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Demetrios I Poliorcetes facing right, distinguished by a bull's horn rising above the forehead — an iconographic attribute alluding to divine or heroic status. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition with fine die-engraving, displaying idealised facial features. The diadem is depicted with characteristic trailing ends. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon, depicted nude and in full figure, stands in a dignified contrapposto pose facing left, his right foot raised and resting upon a rock. He holds a trident in his lowered left hand while his right hand rests upon his right thigh. In the outer left field, a monogram composed of the letters ΑΓΚ serves as a control mark identifying the mint official or issue; in the outer right field, a bunch of grapes functions as a secondary control symbol. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, reading 'of King Demetrios,' frames the type. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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