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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 320 BC - 317 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing youthful head of Herakles in three-quarter view, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp tied beneath the chin with the forepaws knotted at the neck. The facial features are rendered in fine Classical style with a strong jaw and idealized profile. The lion's mane frames the hero's face in bold, deeply-struck relief. The flan is slightly irregular, as typical of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a high-backed throne, his body nude to the waist with drapery across the lower limbs. He holds a long scepter in his left hand and an eagle with spread wings perched on his extended right hand. In the left field, a torch; beneath the throne, a monogram. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs downward in the right field. A dotted border encircles the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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