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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Pella
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 325 BC - 315 BC |
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| Weight | 17.16 g |
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| Obverse description | Head of Herakles facing right, wearing the scalp of the Nemean lion as a headdress, the lion's muzzle visible across the crown of the head and the paws knotted at the throat. The portrait is rendered in high relief with finely detailed curling hair emerging beneath the lion skin, conveying the heroic ideal associated with Alexander III. The facial features display the characteristic idealized Macedonian style, with a strong profile, prominent brow, and slightly parted lips. No legend is present on the obverse, the field being plain around the boldly struck effigy. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on a high-backed throne with decorative legs, his upper body bare and draped from the waist, holding a long sceptre upright in his left hand and extending his right hand to present an eagle (aetos) perched upon his outstretched wrist. The throne is rendered in fine detail with prominent footrest. The Greek legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs downward along the right field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. A small control mark or symbol may appear in the left field below the eagle. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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