Getting a new sale ready; figured this odd fellow was worth a share! Alexander III The Great AR Drachm Miletos Mint Posthumous, minted c. 290-250 BC Price 2151 4.15g, 21mm! Quite an impressive sight to see a nickel-sized Alexander in a pile of the typical sub-dime sized ones! Post your examples of the type, or anything unusually large/small or light/heavy for the series it belongs to! Anyone have an Alex III drachm bigger than this one?
Nice example. Alexander The Great, Macedonian Kingdom, (336 - 323 B.C.) AR Drachm Posthumous O: Herakles' head right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck. R: ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, eagle in right, long vertical scepter in left, X within Ω left, KH under throne. Mylasa mint 310-300 B.C. 4.1g 16mm Price 2480
Nice and big sized drachm! Mine: Alexander III the Great Drachm under Antigonos I Monophthalmos (310 B.C. - 301 B.C). Mint in Kolophon. Obverse: Head of beardless Herakles right, wearing lion skin Reverse: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, KA monogram in left field, Φ below throne. Inscription: AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ 4,10g; 17mm
Great looking coins, all. Some day I hope to add one of these to my collection. Out of my price range right now though.
...nope..mine(silver) are both at 17mm...but i DO have an antique helmet from the Royal Order of Oddfellows^^(dang...lQQks like i need to dust!)
I've got one from my old boxes. It weighs 4.2 g. Diameter is 18 mm. It was completely black and dark when I acquired it. Thought it was bronze, but here at CT they assured to me that it was a silver Drachm of Alexander the Great. After cleaning it harshly, the silver shine appeared. By that time I used my digital camera. Struck at Lampsacus, the coin is listed as Price 1385. Here are the old original photos from old folders. Date 301 - 310 BC.
Nice coins all! @furryfrog02, as long as you don't buy obvious fakes from ebay sellers in China/Bulgaria, Alexander drachms are quite affordable - they were after all minted across half of the known world by the millions, and for over a century! I've sold about a dozen on ebay over the past year in about the same condition, and most go for $30-50. Only lifetime issues or types with interesting control marks (palm trees, animals, deities) tend to go for more.
