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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Aspendus
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 212 BC - 182 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare head of Herakles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion's scalp headdress knotted at the throat, the mane rendered in deeply cut, flowing locks cascading behind the ear. The portrait is executed in high relief with fine naturalistic modelling of the facial features, displaying the characteristic idealized Lysippan type adopted as the standard effigy for the Alexandrine coinage. The flat, unadorned field surrounds the effigy to the coin's edge. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a throne with back-rail, his torso bare, lower body draped in a himation, his feet resting on a footstool. In his outstretched left hand he holds a sceptre vertically, while his right hand extends forward presenting an eagle perched with wings closed. In the left field, the Aspendus mint monogram ΑΣ is visible. Beneath the throne, additional control marks including the letter Ε are present. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs downward along the right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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