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Tetradrachm In the name of Alexander III, Sikyon
| Issuer | City of Sikyon |
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| Year | 300 BC - 290 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the youthful head of Herakles in three-quarter profile, clad in the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp tied beneath the chin with visible knotted paws. The facial features are rendered in the idealized Hellenistic style, with a smooth brow, almond-shaped eye, and softly modeled cheek. The lion's mane frames the face with finely engraved striations, and the ear of the hero is visible beneath the pelt. The field is plain, with no legend, consistent with the standard Alexandrine coinage typology. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros seated in three-quarter view to the left upon a high-backed throne adorned with decorative bobbin-shaped legs and dotted ornamentation. The god is depicted as a mature, seminude figure draped from the waist, extending his right hand to hold an eagle perched facing left, while his left hand rests upon a tall scepter. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field and lower exergual border, reading 'of King Alexander.' The control mark NO appears in the lower central field between the throne legs, and a small civic symbol of Sikyon is visible in the left field, consistent with Price 708. |
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| Mintage | ND (300 BC - 290 BC) |
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