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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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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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| Mint | Amphipolis |
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Struck at Amphipolis in the immediate aftermath of Alexander's death in 323 BC, these coins were produced under the authority of Antipater, who governed Macedonia as regent while the empire's generals began maneuvering for power. Amphipolis was the primary mint for Macedonian silver throughout this period, and output remained high precisely because the armies still had to be paid regardless of who held ultimate authority.
Price 105 places this issue among the earliest posthumous Alexander types, distinguished by specific die linkages rather than any overt change in iconography — the transition from lifetime to posthumous coinage was deliberately seamless.