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Stater - Demetrius I Poliorcetes In the name of Alexander III, Salamis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 301 BC - 300 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a decorative scroll and floral motif on the bowl. The goddess's hair falls in elegant curling locks beneath the helmet's cheekpiece, rendered in fine high relief characteristic of the finest Hellenistic die-cutting. The facial features are idealized, with a straight nose, well-defined lips, and a strong profile, reflecting the sophisticated artistic style of the late fourth-century Macedonian royal mint. |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing left in three-quarter pose, her wings spread behind her, extending her right hand forward to hold a wreath and cradling a ship's stylis (mast ornament) in her left arm. The figure is rendered with flowing drapery typical of late Hellenistic coin art, conveying movement and divine victory. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, and control monograms appear in both the left and right fields. The composition reflects Demetrius I Poliorcetes' naval victory iconography, referencing his celebrated triumph at Salamis in 306 BC. |
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Demetrius I — "the Besieger" — struck this issue at Salamis in Cyprus immediately following his decisive victory at the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, though production of Alexander-type staters from that mint continued into the early third century. The city had been a Ptolemaic stronghold; its capture gave Demetrius control of Cyprus entirely and prompted his father Antigonus to assume the title of king, triggering a cascade of rival diadochi doing the same. Striking in Alexander's name rather than his own was a deliberate political calculation — legitimacy still derived from association with the Argead dynasty even twenty years after Alexander's death.