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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Babylon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 317 BC - 311 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a high-backed throne with dotted border decoration, nude to the waist with drapery across his lap and legs. He extends his right hand forward bearing an eagle, and holds a long sceptre upright in his left hand. An eagle with closed wings perches to the left in the field. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ is arranged to the right and along the lower field. A control mark (the letter eta, Η) appears in the left field, with additional symbols below the throne consistent with the Babylon mint series catalogued under Price 3708. |
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| Reverse lettering | BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (Translation: King Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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Struck at Babylon in the years immediately following Alexander's death in 323 BC, this issue falls within the turbulent regency period when the mint was operating under shifting Diadochi control — passing through the hands of Perdiccas, then the coalition that dismembered his authority, and eventually Antigonus Monophthalmus. Babylon was among the most productive mints of the entire posthumous Alexander series, and Price 3708 belongs to a tightly sequenced group distinguished by specific monogram combinations that allow approximate dating within the regency wars.
The mint's output during this window served immediate military financing needs more than any commemorative impulse — Antigonus was raising and paying armies on a scale that demanded continuous silver coinage.