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Stater - Alexander III Sardis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 334 BC - 323 BC |
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| Weight | 8.46 g |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right in high relief, rendered in the finest Macedonian die-cutting tradition. The goddess wears a Corinthian helmet pushed back on her head, adorned with a prominent transverse crest and a long flowing cheek-guard curving elegantly to the left. Curling locks of hair emerge beneath the helmet rim, framing the delicate facial features executed with exceptional naturalistic detail. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular fabric of hammer-struck coinage, with the design occupying the full breadth of the coin's surface. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, goddess of victory, standing left in three-quarter pose, her wings spread behind her. She extends her right hand forward presenting a victor's wreath, while her left hand holds a stylis (naval standard or ship's sternpost). In the left field, a rose symbol serves as a mint control mark, and below her right wing appears a monogram serving as a secondary control symbol. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, identifying the coin as an issue in the name of Alexander. The composition is characteristic of the Sardis mint issues struck under Alexander III during his Anatolian campaign. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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