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Tetradrachm - Seleukos I Nikator Alexander III Type
| Issuer | Seleucid Empire |
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| Year | 311 BC - 305 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bare head of Herakles in three-quarter profile, wearing the Nemean lion's scalp headdress, the open jaws framing the hero's crown; the mane rendered in deeply cut, flowing locks cascading around the neck. The facial features are finely modeled in the late Classical tradition, with a strong jaw and aquiline nose. A beaded border surrounds the design field. The portrait type, derived from Alexander III's coinage, served as the canonical obverse image for this posthumous series struck under Seleukos I at Susa. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a throne with cross-bar legs, nude to the waist with drapery across the lower body; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with spread wings, while his left hand holds a tall upright scepter. In the left field, a circular monogram enclosing the letters MP serves as a mint control mark. The mint mark MI appears in exergue beneath the throne. The legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ runs along the lower border and AΛEΞANΔPOY descends vertically along the right field, identifying this as a posthumous issue in the name of Alexander. A beaded border frames the entire reverse. |
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