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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Perge (Pamphylia) |
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| Year | 205 BC - 204 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, beardless, enveloped in the scalp of the Nemean lion, the open jaws framing the crown of the head and the knotted forepaws falling across the neck. The finely rendered curls of the hero's hair emerge beneath the headdress, and the bold, idealised facial features reflect the Lysippan-derived portraiture standard of the Alexandrine coinage tradition. A delicate dotted border encircles the field. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aetophoros enthroned left on a low stool-throne, his upper body nude and mantle draped over his lower limbs; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with wings closed, while his left hand grasps a long upright sceptre. The Greek ethnic legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, and the Macedonian regal date IZ (year 17, equating to 205/204 BC) appears in the left field as a control mark. The composition follows the canonical Alexander tetradrachm reverse type with local Pergaean die-cutting characteristics. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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