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    "label": "Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)",
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    "title": "Tetradrachm: Zeus, Seated, l., Holding Staff and Eagle, Torch Left (reverse)",
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            "inscription": "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ",
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