Would like to see images of your coins for the immediate successors of Alexander. Sitting here in Nebraska during 11 inch snow storm.....Not much to do. I have the Ptolemy Tet but would like to get the other three. regards from the plains of Lewis and Clark
Ptolemy ll Philadelphus Tetradrachm 283-246 BC Obverse-Head of Ptolemy 1 Soter wearing Aegis 27.49 mm 14.24 gm Struck in Alexandria after 275 BC Rev- Eagle with closed wings clutching thunderbolt. Left field, Σ , Galatian shield ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ Y between eagle's legs He did best-- and his son built the famous library.
I love tetradrachms of Seleukos I Nikator, one of my few collecting areas, and would be happy to post some. I also have a drachm of Lysimachos, the only coin of his in my collection.
ALEXANDER III When he died in Babylon Makedon Alexander III - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tet 24mm 16.35g LIFETIME 328-311 Baal - Lion PTOLEMY I Egypt Ptolemy I Soter Tet Delta bankers marks LYSIMACHOS Thrace -Lysimachos AR Tet 14.3g 28.7mm 305-281 BCE RARE Alexander head-Ammon horns - rev Lysimachos Athena SELEUKID I Seleukid Seleukos I 312-280 BCE AR Tet 14.46g Seleukia on Tigris. Zeus - Athena driving a quadriga of 4 horned elephants SC 130 KASSANDER Makedon AE 20 Kassander 319-297 BC Herakles Horse prancing S 6754 var SNG Cop 1142
THE MASTERMIND / FINANCIER / TRAINER OF THE WHOLE PERSIAN PROJECT PHILIP II Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102
