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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes In the name of Philip II; Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 294 BC - 290 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Zeus facing right, rendered in fine high relief with a full beard and flowing hair beneath the laurel wreath. The portraiture displays a commanding, mature visage characteristic of late 4th-century Macedonian die-cutting. A beaded border encircles the coin's periphery. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription, consistent with Philip II-type tetradrachms struck posthumously under Demetrius I Poliorcetes. |
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| Reverse description | A youthful nude jockey rides a horse striding to right, holding the reins in his left hand and a palm branch of victory in his right. Beneath the horse, a thunderbolt appears above the control letter Ζ (zeta), while a caduceus is placed below the horse's foreleg, serving as a secondary control symbol. The legend ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ runs along the right field, identifying this issue as struck in the name of Philip II. The composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mint | Amphipolis, Macedonia, modern-day Amfipoli, Greece |
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