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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Erythrai
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 290 BC - 275 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles in right profile, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress with the scalp tied beneath the chin, rendered in high relief in the Lysippan style. The musculature and mane of the lion scalp are finely detailed, with the paws knotted at the throat. The portrait is idealised, presenting Heracles as a beardless, vigorous figure, widely understood as a heroic representation of Alexander III. The flan is irregularly shaped, as is characteristic of eastern posthumous issues of this series. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (290 BC - 275 BC) |
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