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Stater In the name of Alexander III, Sinope
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 230 BC - 200 BC |
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| Weight | 8.47 g |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the goddess of victory, stands facing left in flowing garments, her wings spread behind her. In her extended right hand she holds a wreath, and in her left hand a stylis (ship's stern ornament), referencing the naval associations of the Sinope mint. In the left field, a star appears as a mint control symbol; below the left wing, the letters ΣΙ identify the issuing mint of Sinope, while below the right wing appears an additional monogram serving as a further control mark. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, attributing the issue to Alexander III. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Struck at Sinope, a major Black Sea port city, these posthumous Alexander staters were produced well after the conqueror's death in 323 BC — part of a broader phenomenon in which mints across the former empire continued issuing coins in Alexander's name for generations, partly for commercial convenience and partly because the coinage had become an internationally trusted trade currency throughout the eastern Mediterranean and Pontic regions. By the early 2nd century, Sinope was operating under increasing Pontic pressure, eventually falling to Mithridates IV around 183 BC.
Price 1224 is identified by a specific monogram control mark linking it to Sinopean civic administration during this transitional period.