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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Myrina
| Issuer | Myrina (Aeolis) |
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| Year | 188 BC - 170 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to the left on a high-backed throne, his torso nude, lower body draped, holding a long scepter upright in his left hand and extending his right hand to present an eagle perched with wings folded. A vertical column supports the throne at left, with a small monogram or control mark visible in the lower left field. An upright stalk or thyrsus-like symbol appears beneath the eagle's perch. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs vertically in the right field, while ΜΥΡΙ appears in the left field, identifying the issuing city of Myrina in Aeolis. The composition follows the canonical Alexandrine reverse type established under Alexander III. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (right field); ΜΥΡΙ (left field) |
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Myrina was one of several cities in Aeolis that continued striking Alexander-type tetradrachms well after the Macedonian kingdom itself had collapsed, exercising a minting autonomy granted under the broader Pergamene sphere of influence. Price 1664 is distinguished by its civic monograms and control marks — the specific combination of which allows attribution to Myrina rather than any of the dozen-odd mints producing near-identical types simultaneously. The city itself was a functioning commercial port, and these coins almost certainly moved through Aegean trade networks rather than serving any narrow local purpose.