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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Cyme
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 215 BC - 200 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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Struck at Cyme in Aeolis — a city on the western Anatolian coast — this posthumous Alexander tetradrachm belongs to a production wave that continued decades after Alexander's death in 323 BC, as successor cities maintained the type to facilitate trade across a monetary zone that still recognized his coinage as the default medium of exchange. By the late 3rd century, Cyme was operating under Seleucid influence, and these issues reflect the pragmatic monetary conservatism of a port city that couldn't afford to introduce an unfamiliar type.
Price 1622 is distinguished by its specific magistrate monogram, the detail that separates Cymean issues from the broader Anonymous posthumous output.