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Coins of Ancient Greece
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Tetradrachm - Alexander the Great
325-323 BC: Alexander the Great is depicted as the Greek god Hercules, displaying his power and conquering nature. On the reverse is Zeus holding an eagle, the father of all gods, further legitimizing his conquests.
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Tetradrachm - Naxos
460 BC: A drunken Silenus, the companion of the wine god Dionysus, is pictured on the reverse. The city was famed for its vines.
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Nomos - Metapontion
510 BC: Ear of barley with a cicada. The barley represents the agricultural productivity of the city's land.
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