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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 323 BC - 320 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful, beardless head of Heracles in right-facing profile, clad in the Nemean lion-skin headdress, the scalp covering the crown and the forepaws knotted at the neck. The facial features are rendered with fine Hellenistic naturalism, displaying a strong jawline, almond-shaped eye, and full lips. The lion's mane cascades in deeply engraved, stylized locks behind the neck and across the truncation. A fine beaded border encircles the field. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aetophoros enthroned to the left on a low backless throne, his upper body nude and his lower body draped. His extended right hand holds an eagle with spread wings, while his left hand firmly grasps a long sceptre. A laurel branch appears in the left field as a mint control symbol. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right and upper fields, identifying the coin as struck in the name of King Alexander. |
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Struck at Amphipolis in the immediate aftermath of Alexander's death in Babylon, this issue falls within the contested regency period when Perdiccas held power in Alexander's name. The Amphipolis mint was among the most prolific producers of Alexander-type coinage and continued striking under successive Macedonian rulers well into the third century, making precise attribution of early posthumous issues genuinely difficult. Price 117 places this among the earliest posthumous groups, distinguished by specific die linkages rather than any inscribed date.