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Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Kolophon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 301 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, beardless, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress with the scalp drawn over the crown and the forepaws knotted at the throat. The modelling is of fine Hellenistic style, with naturalistically rendered curling hair visible beneath the pelt and strongly articulated facial features. The lion's open jaws frame the hero's brow, with the mane rendered in bold, deeply incised striations extending into the left field. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a low stool-throne, his body draped from the waist, right arm extended and supporting an eagle facing right, left hand holding a long sceptre upright. The figure is rendered with careful Hellenistic detail. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field. The control mark Π appears below the throne, and B is placed in the left field, identifying this as a specific emission of the Kolophon mint. |
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| Reverse lettering | AΛEΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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