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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4285164, member: 51347"]I voted OTHER.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am going to create a new Internet sensation, as I believe folks BELIEVE everything on the Internet is a TRUE STORY! </p><p><br /></p><p><b>I think Alexander really liked his older brother, Arrhidaeus...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Macedon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Macedon" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Macedon</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090538[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedonwn</p><p>Philip III Arrhedaeus & Alexander IV, 323-317 BCE</p><p>AR Drachm, 2.595g, maximum diameter 13.0mm,die axis 270o</p><p>Amphipolis mint</p><p>Obv: diademed head of of Apollo right</p><p>Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, naked youth pacing right on horseback, palm frond in right, reins in left, E in wreath below</p><p>Ref: Le Rider p. 123, pl. 45, 31 - 32; SNG ANS 621, SNG Cop -, SNG Alpha Bank -,</p><p>EX: ForumAncients</p><p>Comments: VF, struck with worn dies, porous, bumps and scratches</p><p>Very Rare</p><p><i>Struck in the name of Philip II or his bastard son Philip III Arrhidaeus. Philip III and Alexander's infant son,Alexander IV, were made joint kings after Alexander's death in 223 B.C. Alexander the Great's mother, Olympias, allegedly poisoned her stepson Philip III as a child, leaving him mentally disabled, eliminating him as a rival to Alexander. Neither Philip III nor Alexander IV was capable of actual rule and both were selected only to serve as pawns. Perdikkas held power, while Philip III was actually imprisoned. In 317, Philip III was murdered by Olympias to ensure the succession of her grandson.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Hey! Anything to post a COOL COIN from Makedon.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4285164, member: 51347"]I voted OTHER. I am going to create a new Internet sensation, as I believe folks BELIEVE everything on the Internet is a TRUE STORY! [B]I think Alexander really liked his older brother, Arrhidaeus...[/B] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_III_of_Macedon[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1090538[/ATTACH] Makedonwn Philip III Arrhedaeus & Alexander IV, 323-317 BCE AR Drachm, 2.595g, maximum diameter 13.0mm,die axis 270o Amphipolis mint Obv: diademed head of of Apollo right Rev: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, naked youth pacing right on horseback, palm frond in right, reins in left, E in wreath below Ref: Le Rider p. 123, pl. 45, 31 - 32; SNG ANS 621, SNG Cop -, SNG Alpha Bank -, EX: ForumAncients Comments: VF, struck with worn dies, porous, bumps and scratches Very Rare [I]Struck in the name of Philip II or his bastard son Philip III Arrhidaeus. Philip III and Alexander's infant son,Alexander IV, were made joint kings after Alexander's death in 223 B.C. Alexander the Great's mother, Olympias, allegedly poisoned her stepson Philip III as a child, leaving him mentally disabled, eliminating him as a rival to Alexander. Neither Philip III nor Alexander IV was capable of actual rule and both were selected only to serve as pawns. Perdikkas held power, while Philip III was actually imprisoned. In 317, Philip III was murdered by Olympias to ensure the succession of her grandson.[/I] Hey! Anything to post a COOL COIN from Makedon. :D :D :D[/QUOTE]
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