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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 291 BC - 290 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and horned head of Demetrius I Poliorcetes facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair swept back in loose waves beneath the diadem. A small bull's horn emerges from the forehead, emblematic of divine associations with Poseidon. The portrait is executed in the vigorous Hellenistic style, with strong facial modeling and an assertive profile. The field is plain and the coin is bordered by a continuous beaded circle. |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon Pelagaios seated left upon a rocky outcrop, his nude figure depicted in a commanding Hellenistic pose. He extends his right hand forward holding an aphlaston (the ornamental stern of a warship), while his left hand rests on a trident planted upright at his side. The reverse legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ runs around the field in Greek characters, and monograms appear to the inner left and right of the seated deity. The composition reflects the close divine association Demetrius cultivated with Poseidon as lord of the sea. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ |
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