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Tetradrachm in the name of Alexander III, Alabanda
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 168 BC - 167 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Youthful male head facing right, portrayed as Herakles wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, with the scalp and paws knotted beneath the chin. The facial features are rendered in fine Hellenistic style, with curling hair visible beneath the lion skin at the brow and nape. The surface of the flan shows characteristic hammer-struck texture with natural flow lines in the silver. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his nude torso turned slightly forward; he extends his right hand holding an eagle and grasps a long upright scepter in his left. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs to the right of the enthroned figure. To the left of the throne, a pegasus flies to the left serving as a mint control symbol, while the digamma (Ϛ) appears beneath the throne as a secondary control mark. |
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| Mint | Alabanda |
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