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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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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his body draped from the waist, holding an eagle perched with spread wings on his outstretched right hand and a long sceptre upright in his left. In the left field, a monogram appears as a mint control symbol; below the throne, the letter Phi (Φ) serves as an additional control mark. The royal legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs to the right of the seated deity, identifying the issue as struck in the name of Alexander the Great. |
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| Mint | Kolophon |
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Kolophon, one of the wealthiest Ionian Greek cities, struck silver in the name of Alexander long after his death in 323 BC — a practice that reflected the continued commercial authority of the Alexandrine monetary system rather than any live political claim. This issue falls squarely within the period of the Diadochi wars, when Antigonos Monophthalmos controlled much of Asia Minor and sanctioned continued output at western Anatolian mints to fund his campaigns against the other successors. The mint at Kolophon was prolific during this window, producing identifiable die varieties catalogued across Price, Müller, and Delepierre with only minor control mark differences between them.