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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a low-backed throne, his body draped from the waist; he extends his right hand to hold an eagle and grasps a long sceptre in his left. The legend AΛEΞANΔPOY runs along the right field. A palm tree occupies the upper left field as a mint control symbol, and the letter Π appears beneath the throne as a secondary control mark. The composition reflects the formal dignity of posthumous Alexandrine silver coinage struck at Kolophon during the early Diadoch period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Kolophon, one of the wealthiest cities on the Ionian coast, struck extensively in Alexander's name following his death in 323 BC — authority to do so passing through a succession of competing successors during the Wars of the Diadochi. This particular issue falls within the period when western Asia Minor was contested primarily between Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Lysimachus, and the mint's continued output reflected the practical necessity of keeping armies and trade supplied with reliable silver.
Price 1814 is identified by a specific control mark combination placing it firmly in the post-mortem sequence at Kolophon. The type continued circulating well into the third century, long after the political situation that produced it had dissolved entirely.