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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III
| Issuer | Mesembria (Thrace) |
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| Year | 125 BC - 65 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, depicted beardless, wearing the lionskin headdress with the scalp knotted beneath the chin, the pelt's mane rendered in flowing, naturalistic detail. The portrait follows the idealized Lysippan type associated with Alexander III, displaying strong facial features with a prominent brow, high cheekbone, and a slightly parted mouth. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with the hand-struck technique of the period. The field is plain, with no border of dots visible on this specimen. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne (diphros), his himation draped over his lower body and left arm; in his extended right hand he holds an eagle, and in his raised left hand a long sceptre. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the upper and right fields. In the left field, the civic monogram ΜΑ appears above a Corinthian helmet, with the additional control mark ΣΚΑ positioned below the throne, identifying the emission as a posthumous issue of Mesambria. The composition adheres closely to the canonical Alexander tetradrachm reverse type derived from the Amphipolis prototype. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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