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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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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his right hand extended forward bearing an eagle with spread wings, his left hand grasping a long upright sceptre. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs to the right and below the figure. In the left field, a corn-ear symbol appears as a mint control mark, and the Greek letter Π is placed beneath the throne as a secondary control mark. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Struck at Amphipolis in the years immediately following Alexander's death in 323 BC, this issue falls squarely within the chaotic first phase of the Wars of the Diadochi, when former generals were seizing mints and legitimizing their authority by continuing to strike in Alexander's name. Amphipolis was among the most productive of the Macedonian mints and remained under shifting control throughout this period — likely under Antipater's authority during this specific window.
Price 122 is distinguished within the series by its control marks, the primary tool modern scholars use to sequence these posthumous issues. Martin Price's 1991 corpus remains the definitive reference for untangling the chronology.