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Tetradrachm - Antigonos II Gonatas Pella
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 272 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Herakles in right profile, crowned with the Nemean lion-skin headdress, the scalp drawn over the skull with the mane falling loosely behind the neck and the forepaws knotted at the throat. The facial features are rendered with fine Hellenistic naturalism, displaying a strong brow, open eye, and slightly parted lips. A beaded border encircles the field. The type consciously echoes the Alexandrine tetradrachm tradition, asserting dynastic legitimacy through the hero-ancestor iconography. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ |
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| Mintage | ND (-272) |
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