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Stater In the name of Alexander III, Tyre
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 305 BC - 290 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, portrayed with finely rendered flowing locks of hair cascading beneath a Corinthian helmet surmounted by a prominent crested plume. The helmet is pushed back to reveal the goddess's idealized facial features, rendered in the high-relief Hellenistic style characteristic of the Macedonian royal mint tradition. The modelling of the cheek, jaw, and eye is naturalistic and accomplished, reflecting the skilled die-cutters employed under Alexander's monetary reforms. The field is smooth and unadorned, with the flan exhibiting the characteristic irregular outline of a hand-struck ancient coin. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the goddess of victory, standing in three-quarter view to the left, her wings partially spread behind her. She extends her right hand forward to present a victor's wreath, while her left hand holds a stylis (naval standard). The figure is rendered in fine Hellenistic style with drapery falling in naturalistic folds. The ethnic legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ appears in the field, and control monograms are positioned in the left and right fields as mint or magistrate identifiers. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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