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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 |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Herakles in right profile, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp tied beneath the chin with the forepaws knotted at the throat, rendered with finely detailed engraving. The hero's idealized features — strong jaw, pronounced brow, and full lips — reflect the Lysippan portrait tradition associated with Alexander the Great. The reverse of the lion's mane frames the head in bold relief, with the pelt's claws clearly articulated at the neckline. A beaded border (dotted rim) encircles the entire design. The field is plain and unlettered. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aetophoros enthroned to left on a backless throne, his body rendered in three-quarter view with drapery covering his lower half. In his outstretched right hand he holds an eagle facing right, and in his raised left hand a long vertical scepter. A Macedonian helmet appears as a control symbol below Zeus's right hand in the left field. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ is disposed vertically to the right of the enthroned figure. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: King Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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