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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Odessos, ΕΥΠΡΟ
| Issuer | Odessos Mint (posthumous issue in the name of Alexander III) |
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| Year | 280 BC - 200 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Price#1174 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Odessos — modern Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast — was a Milesian colony that thrived as a commercial hub in the western Pontic region. Posthumous Alexander tetradrachms struck here reflect the city's alignment with the broader Hellenistic monetary system long after the king's death in 323 BC, a practice that allowed regional mints to issue internationally recognized coinage without asserting independent dynastic authority.
The magistrate abbreviation ΕΥΠΡΟ identifies the controlling official, one of several such signatures used to attribute Odessan issues within Price's corpus. Die studies have shown these western Pontic posthumous series circulated primarily within regional trade networks rather than reaching the eastern satrapies.