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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 291 BC - 290 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful diademed head of Demetrius I Poliorcetes facing right, adorned with a small bull's horn rising above the diadem at the left temple, a hallmark of his divine association with Poseidon. The hair is rendered in fine, naturalistic curls swept back from the forehead in the Hellenistic tradition. The facial features are idealized yet individualistic, displaying a strong profile with a prominent brow and delicate lips. The fillet of the diadem trails behind the neck. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (291 BC - 290 BC) |
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Demetrius I Poliorcetes seized Amphipolis around 294 BC after defeating Alexander V, giving him control of one of Macedonia's most productive mints — a city whose silver output had funded Philip II and Alexander the Great before him. These tetradrachms belong to a reign already unraveling: Demetrius was losing allies across Greece and would be forced from Macedonia entirely by 288 BC, driven out by the combined pressure of Pyrrhus of Epirus and Lysimachus. The Amphipolis mint appears to have operated intensively during his brief tenure precisely because he needed cash for mercenaries he could no longer retain.