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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 290 BC - 289 BC |
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| Weight | 17.18 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Demetrius I Poliorcetes facing right, depicted in a youthful and idealized Hellenistic style with elaborately rendered wavy hair swept back from the forehead. The king wears a royal diadem, the ends of which fall behind the neck. The portrait is rendered with fine sculptural detail, capturing the heroic physiognomy characteristic of early Hellenistic royal portraiture. The field is smooth and unlettered, and the entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon Pelagaios standing nude facing left, right foot raised and resting on a rock or prow, right arm extended forward and resting on his bent knee, holding a long trident upright in his left hand. The god is depicted in a powerful, athletic stance with finely modeled musculature in the Hellenistic tradition. The vertical legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ appears to the right of the figure and ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ to the left, reading downward on each side. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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