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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 |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his semi-draped figure rendered with careful attention to musculature; he holds an eagle perched on his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his raised left hand. The Greek legend AΛEΞANΔΡOY runs along the right field, reading 'of Alexander.' Mint control symbols appear as monograms in the left field and below the throne, serving as identifiers specific to the Abydos issue. The overall composition follows the canonical Alexandrine reverse type established under Alexander III. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Struck at Abydos — the strategically vital city controlling the Hellespont narrows — this issue dates to the chaotic decades following Alexander's death in 323 BC, when his former generals carved his empire into competing successor kingdoms. Abydos changed hands repeatedly during the Diadochi wars, and coinage struck there in Alexander's name served as much to assert legitimacy as to facilitate trade. The mint operated under shifting political masters, likely Lysimachus after his consolidation of Thrace and the surrounding region around 309 BC.