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Stater - Alexander III Magnesia
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 325 BC - 323 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Nike, goddess of victory, standing left in three-quarter pose, holding a wreath in her extended right hand and a stylis (naval standard) in her left; in the left field, a ram's head facing left appears above a monogram. The composition is characteristic of the lifetime issues of Alexander III, with the figure rendered in flowing drapery and dynamic stance. |
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Struck at Magnesia ad Maeandrum during the final two years of Alexander's life, this issue belongs to the last concentrated phase of his military coinage — produced to pay troops actively campaigning in the east. Price 1928 is among the better-documented of the Magnesia staters, a mint that operated under close Macedonian administrative control during Alexander's push through Persia and into India.
Alexander's gold stater issues were deliberately standardized across dozens of mints to function as a trans-imperial military currency. Magnesia struck relatively conservatively compared to prolific western mints like Amphipolis.