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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 | Right-facing head of the deified Herakles in three-quarter relief, wearing the lion's scalp headdress with the gaping jaws resting atop the crown of the head and the paws knotted at the throat. The bold, youthful features — strong brow, broad nose, and slightly parted lips — are rendered in the high Classical to early Hellenistic style characteristic of the Alexandrine monetary tradition. The mane of the lion's skin falls naturalistically around the neck and shoulders, framing the face with deeply engraved striations. The field is plain and uninscribed, the flan exhibiting the characteristic irregular edges of a hand-struck ancient coin. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aetophoros enthroned in left profile upon a low-backed throne with ornate legs, his muscular torso bare and his lower body draped in a himation. In his extended right hand he holds an eagle (aetos) facing left, while his left hand grips a tall sceptre rising vertically to the upper right field. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs downward along the right field and ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ along the lower exergual line, both in clear Greek capitals. In the left field appear two control marks: an eight-pointed star above, and below it a circular monogram enclosing the letters ΦΑ or similar, alongside a delta (Δ) beneath the throne, identifying the emission series struck at Corinth. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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