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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Mesembria (Thrace) |
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| Year | 175 BC - 125 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros is depicted enthroned to the left upon a low stool-throne, his powerful semi-draped figure rendered in the canonical Lysippan type derived from Alexander III coinage. His outstretched right hand supports an eagle with spread wings, while his left hand firmly grasps a long upright sceptre. The Greek legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ runs along the right field. In the outer left field, a Corinthian helmet appears as a civic symbol of Mesambria, flanked by the control marks ΔΑ above and ΜΑ below the throne, identifying the issuing authority and officina. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Mesambria, Thrace, modern-day Nesebar, Bulgaria |
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