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Drachm Alexander III Type
| Issuer | Uncertain Eastern European Celts |
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| Year | 200 BC - 1 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Celticized head of Herakles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress rendered in a stylized, abstracted manner characteristic of Celtic die-cutting. The facial features are boldly modelled with a prominent nose and rounded chin, derived from the prototype of Alexander III tetradrachms and drachms. The lion scalp is depicted with schematic paws and mane, filling much of the upper field. A beaded border frames the design around the coin's irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned to left, his right hand extended and holding an eagle, his left resting on a long sceptre; the throne and figure are rendered in a degenerate, Celtic-abstracted style derived from the standard Alexandrine drachm reverse. A blundered and largely illegible imitation of the Greek legend appears to the right of Zeus, while a schematic amphora symbol is positioned to the left in the field. The overall composition reflects the progressive stylistic debasement typical of Celtic imitative coinage of this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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