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Tetradrachm - Audoleon In the name of Alexander III, Astibos or Damastion
| Issuer | Kings of Paeonia |
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| Year | 300 BC - 286 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of the youthful, beardless Heracles in right profile, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp knotted beneath the chin with the forepaws draped over the shoulders. The facial features are rendered in fine Hellenistic style, with a strong jawline and slightly parted lips. A dotted border runs along the coin's edge. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a stool-throne with turned legs, his right arm outstretched bearing an eagle, and his left hand resting on a tall sceptre. In the left field, the letter Λ (lambda) appears above a cornucopia, serving as mint or magistrate control marks. The reverse legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the upper and right fields, identifying the issue as struck in the name of Alexander III. |
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| Mint | Astibus, Paeonia, North Macedonia Damastium, Illyricum, North Macedonia |
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