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Stater - Alexander Tarentum
| Issuer | Kings of Epeiros |
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| Year | 334 BC - 330 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A thunderbolt depicted vertically at centre, rendered in detailed relief as the divine attribute of Zeus, with stylised flame-like projections at each end. To the left stands an eagle with closed wings, facing left, perched on a horizontal ground line; the eagle serves as a further emblematic attribute of Zeus and is a hallmark of Epirote royal coinage. The ethnic legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΝΕΟΠΤΟΛΕΜΟΥ is disposed around the field, identifying the issuer as Alexander I Molossos, son of Neoptolemos, king of Epeiros. The composition is arranged with heraldic clarity in the tradition of late Classical Greek civic silver coinage. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΝΕΟΠΤΟΛΕΜΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (I, Molossos) of the new Ptolemos) |
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