Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Kolophon

Kolophon, one of the wealthiest Ionian Greek cities, became a major mint for Alexandrine coinage during the Wars of the Diadochi — the brutal succession conflicts that erupted after Alexander's death in 323 BC. Issues from this period were struck not in Alexander's name as a tribute, but as a practical political tool: controlling a productive mint meant paying armies, and paying armies meant surviving. The specific window of 310–301 BC places this piece within the period of Antigonos Monophthalmos's dominance over western Asia Minor, ending with his death at the Battle of Ipsus.