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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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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a stool-throne, his body rendered in three-quarter view in the classical Hellenistic manner. He extends his outstretched right hand to support an eagle with open wings, while his left hand grasps a long sceptre. The Greek legend AΛEΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field. A control mark Π appears below the throne, and a second control symbol — the letter B above a monogram — is placed in the upper left field, serving as mint or magistrate identifiers characteristic of the Kolophon series. |
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| Reverse lettering | AΛEΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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Kolophon, one of the most productive mints operating under the successors after Alexander's death in 323 BC, struck this issue during the chaotic interval of the Diadochi wars. Price 1808 falls within the post-Alexander posthumous series — coins still issued in his name while his generals dismembered the empire he built. By 301 BC, the Battle of Ipsus had effectively ended any pretense of a unified Macedonian kingdom.
Kolophon's output during this period was immense, partly funding the military operations of Lysimachos and later Antigonos Monophthalmos in western Asia Minor.