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Stater In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Lampsakos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 280 BC - 275 BC |
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| Weight | 8.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back to reveal the face, the bowl decorated with a serpent coil. The hair falls in loose locks beneath the helmet rim, rendered with fine detail characteristic of the Macedonian royal coinage tradition. The portrait is struck in high relief with a bold, sculptural quality typical of posthumous Alexandrine staters from Asia Minor mints. |
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| Reverse description | Nike standing left, her wings spread, holding a wreath in her extended right hand and a stylis (naval standard or ship's stern ornament) in her left hand. In the left field, a forepart of Pegasus left appears above, with mint magistrate monograms below, serving as the mint control marks for the Lampsacus issue. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, identifying this as coinage struck in the name of Alexander III. The composition follows the canonical type established by Alexander the Great and continued by successor mints. |
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| Mint | Lampsacus, Mysia, Turkey |
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