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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Perge (Pamphylia) |
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| Year | 211 BC - 210 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful beardless head of Heracles facing right, clad in the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp knotted beneath the chin with visible claws at the neck; the idealized facial features rendered in the Hellenistic style with a prominent brow, strong nose, and slightly parted lips. The lion's mane falls in bold, sculptural locks behind the head, framing the portrait with characteristic dynamic treatment. The flan is slightly irregular, consistent with hand-struck production of the late Hellenistic period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ IA |
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Perge's civic mint issued Alexander-type tetradrachms under its own authority in the late third century BC, a period when the Pamphylian coast sat uneasily between Seleucid ambitions and the expanding reach of Pergamon. The city's decision to strike in Alexander's name was not nostalgia — it was a practical choice to produce coinage acceptable in long-distance trade across a region where royal Seleucid issues and posthumous Alexanders circulated interchangeably.
Price 2862 is distinguished by a specific monogram and control mark pairing that ties it firmly to the Perge civic series rather than any royal or satrapal authority.