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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Pella
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 290 BC - 289 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and horned head of Demetrios I Poliorcetes facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic portraiture style with strongly modeled facial features. The diadem is tied around elaborately dressed, flowing hair swept back in thick locks, a hallmark of the idealized royal portrait type. A small bull's horn, symbolic of divine or heroic power, rises from the forehead above the diadem. The truncation of the neck is adorned with a beaded necklace, and a dotted border frames the field. The portrait displays the high-relief sculptural quality characteristic of early third-century BC Macedonian coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ |
| Edge | Plain |
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