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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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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Beardless head of Heracles in right-facing profile, clad in the scalp of the Nemean lion as headdress, the open jaws framing the crown of the head and the paws knotted at the neck. The facial features are rendered with fine Hellenistic artistry, exhibiting a strong aquiline nose, slightly parted lips, and a prominent ear partially obscured by the lion's mane. The finely detailed pelage of the lion skin is rendered in deep relief, with individual feather-like tufts clearly articulated. No legend appears on the obverse, the entire field being devoted to this heroic portrait type that served as the iconic emblem of Alexander's coinage throughout his reign and posthumously. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left upon a low backless throne, his upper body nude and his lower body draped; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with closed wings, while his left hand grasps a tall sceptre rising to the upper left field. In the left field stands the figure of Athena Promachos advancing right, depicted in miniature as a mint control symbol. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, reading downward. The composition follows the canonical reverse type established for Alexander III's imperial silver coinage and continued posthumously by the Amphipolis mint under the early Diadochi. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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