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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 280 BC - 275 BC |
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| Diameter | 28 mm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, depicted beardless with idealized features in the Lysippan tradition. The hero is clad in the nemean lion skin headdress, with the scalp drawn over the crown of the head and the forelegs knotted beneath the chin, rendered in fine relief with detailed musculature. Curling locks of hair emerge from beneath the lion skin at the temple and nape. The portrait is set within a dotted border, occupying most of the flan with confident, high-relief workmanship characteristic of the Amphipolis mint. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a low throne without back, his body draped from the waist, right arm extended forward presenting an eagle, and left hand grasping a long upright sceptre. The throne is rendered as a simple stool with decorated legs. In the left field appear two monograms serving as mint control marks. The ethnic legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, identifying the issue as struck in the name of Alexander. The composition follows the canonical reverse type established under Alexander III and continued posthumously by succeeding Macedonian rulers. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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