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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Chalkis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 290 BC - 289 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon Pelagaios standing nude, facing left in a dynamic contrapposto pose, his right foot resting on a rock or prow, right arm raised and holding a trident upright, his chlamys draped over his extended left arm. The deity's powerful, athletic physique is rendered in high relief, reflecting the finest Hellenistic sculptural tradition. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ runs vertically along the right field and ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ along the left field. A dotted border encircles the design. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Demetrius I Poliorcetes — "the Besieger" — struck this issue at Chalkis on Euboea during a period when his hold on Macedonia was already slipping. Having seized the Macedonian throne in 294 BC after killing Alexander V, he ruled for only three years before his own troops defected to Pyrrhus of Epirus and Lysimachus in 288 BC. The Chalkis mint was active in his final years of real authority, making this a product of a reign that collapsed almost as spectacularly as it began.
Newell's classification of this type remains the standard reference, with HGC 3.1#1014f narrowing the attribution further.