Makedonien: Alexandros III.

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Created

When	325-320 BC [About]
Where	Side, Turkey [Probably]

Owned

Who	Arthur Löbbecke (1850-1932)

Relation to places

Anatolia

Keywords

Classical antiquity Coin Demigod Gegenstempel, Erasionen u.a God Hellenistic period Silver Tetradrachm ruler

Description

Front: Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenfellexuvie nach r. Zwei Prüfhiebe.
Rear: Zeus Aetophoros sitzt auf einem Thron nach l., in der l. Hand ein Zepter. Im l. F. ФI. Unter dem Thron BΣ. Im l. F. Graffito M bzw. Σ.
Graffito: Lettering or similar mark incised into the surface of a coin that had meaning in the contemporary context of the coin.
Chop mark: A mark of undefined form made normally with a chisel-like tool, for example to test the purity of the core of a coin. It can also be the result of damage caused when the object was found.