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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Corinth
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 310 BC - 290 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Bare, youthful head of Heracles facing right, depicted in his characteristic lion skin headdress, with the scalp and jaws of the Nemean lion framing the face; the mane and forelegs of the pelt rendered in fine detail draped over the neck and shoulder. The portrait is executed in the robust, idealised Lysippan tradition associated with the Alexander type, with well-modelled facial features and naturalistically carved curling hair visible beneath the lion-skin. No legend or inscription appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a low stool-throne, his nude upper body rendered in three-quarter view; he extends his right hand forward supporting an eagle with closed wings, while his left hand grasps a long sceptre rising vertically behind him. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field. In the left field, a Chimaera advancing right serves as the principal mint control symbol, identifying the issue as struck at Corinth. Beneath the throne, the secondary control mark ΝΟ appears in the exergual area. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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