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Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Abydos
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 301 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of Herakles in right profile, wearing the scalp of the Nemean lion as a headdress, the jaws framing the top of the head and the forepaws knotted at the throat. The facial features are rendered with fine Hellenistic detail, presenting a youthful, idealized effigy with curling hair visible beneath the lion skin. The flan is irregularly shaped, as typical of hammered coinage of this period, with the design well-centered. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | AΛEΞANΔΡOY (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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| Mint | Abydos |
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