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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Uncertain Peloponnese mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 280 BC - 250 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing youthful head of Herakles, portrayed with idealized features and wearing the Nemean lion scalp headdress, the lion's mane and paws rendered in fine detail framing the face. The effigy is executed in the classic Lysippan style characteristic of Alexandrine coinage, with pronounced modelling of the cheekbone and a serene, slightly idealized expression. The field is plain, with no additional legend or inscription. |
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| Mint | Uncertain Peloponnese mint |
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Price 759 belongs to a cluster of posthumous Alexander tetradrachms attributed to the Peloponnese on the basis of die links and stylistic comparison rather than any secure archaeological findspot — the "uncertain" designation is honest about the limits of current scholarship. These coins were struck decades after Alexander's death, during a period when his image functioned as a political currency of legitimacy for whatever power controlled the region, including the fragmenting Successor kingdoms and their local allies.
The Peloponnese in this period was contested ground, with the Antigonid and other Successor-aligned forces periodically asserting control over Greek city-states.