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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Chios
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 210 BC - 190 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare head of Heracles facing right, enveloped in the scalp of the Nemean lion, the gaping jaws framing the forehead and the forepaws knotted at the neck. The portraiture is rendered in a confident Hellenistic style with carefully modelled curling locks visible beneath the headdress, the facial features displaying a fleshy, slightly idealised treatment characteristic of posthumous Alexandrine coinage struck at Chios. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his extended right hand supporting an eagle with closed wings, his left hand grasping a tall sceptre; the god is depicted semi-draped with himation across his lower body. In the left field, a civic monogram appears above a sphinx seated right, serving as the mint control symbol of Chios. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field, denoting the royal name under whose authority the coinage was issued. |
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| Mintage | ND (210 BC - 190 BC) |
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