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Tetradrachm - Demetrius I Poliorcetes Pella
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 289 BC - 288 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of Demetrius I Poliorcetes facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with idealized, youthful features and elaborately wavy hair swept back from the forehead. The royal diadem is tied around the head with the ends falling behind the neck. The portrait is executed with exceptional sculptural depth and naturalism, characteristic of the finest court die-cutters of the early third century BC. The field is plain, with no legend, the entire composition focused on the commanding royal effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon Pelagaios standing nude facing left, his right foot resting upon a rock or ship's prow, the right arm raised and brandishing a trident overhead, the left arm extended outward in a commanding gesture. The figure is rendered with vigorous Hellenistic musculature and dynamic contrapposto. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ to the left runs vertically flanking the deity, separated by dotted borders. A dotted border and a wreath border encircle the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ |
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