THE OBVERSE
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DenominationTetradrachm
Country / EmpireMacedonian Kingdom (under Alexander the Great)
Obverse DesignHead of Heracles right, wearing a lion-skin headdress.
Reverse DesignNot visible in this image (which is explicitly labeled 'obverse'). Typically depicts Zeus Aetophoros (Zeus holding an eagle) seated left on a throne, often with the inscription 'ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ' (of Alexander).

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