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Tetradrachm - Demetrius Poliorcetes In the name of Alexander III, Salamis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 301 BC - 300 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful, beardless head of Heracles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion-skin headdress, the scalp covering the crown and the forepaws knotted beneath the chin. The modelling is rendered in the vigorous Hellenistic style characteristic of the Alexander-type coinage, with deeply incised facial features and naturalistic treatment of the lion pelt. The flan is irregular, as typical of struck coinage of this period, with the design well centred within the circular field. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Salamis (Cyprus) |
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