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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kingdom of Macedonia |
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| Year | 315 BC - 294 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing beardless head of the deified Herakles, portrayed with youthful features, enveloped in the scalp of the Nemean lion, the beast's gaping jaws framing the hero's crown and the paws knotted beneath the chin. The bold, high-relief modeling is characteristic of the Amphipolis mint's refined die-cutting tradition. The flan shows the typical irregular fabric of a hand-struck Hellenistic silver coin. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to the left upon a backless throne, his upper body nude, lower body draped, holding an eagle perched on his outstretched right hand and a long scepter in his raised left hand. In the left field, the Macedonian royal monogram Λ appears above a bucranium (ox-skull) control symbol, with the letter E positioned beneath the throne in the lower left field. The ethnic legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right and upper reverse field, identifying these issues as struck in the name of Alexander. The composition adheres closely to the canonical Alexander type as classified in the Price corpus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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