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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 upon a throne with ornate legs, his seminude torso draped from the waist, his right hand extending forward to present a perched eagle, and his left hand resting upon a long scepter. The field to the left bears mint control marks consisting of the letters omega and tau (ΩΤ) arranged vertically. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs downward along the right field. The composition reflects the canonical reverse type established for the Alexandrine silver coinage, executed with confident die-cutting characteristic of the Kolophon mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (310 BC - 301 BC) |
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Struck at Kolophon during the wars of the Diadochi, this issue falls within the chaotic decade following Alexander's death in 323 BC when his generals carved his empire into competing kingdoms. Kolophon, on the Ionian coast, was one of several western Anatolian mints that continued producing Alexander-type coinage long after his death — not out of reverence, but because the type was the dominant trade currency of the eastern Mediterranean and any deviation would have undermined acceptance.
Price 1809 places this issue within a well-documented sequence for the mint. The Müller and Copenhagen references align without significant discrepancy.