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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 6456079, member: 99456"][USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] - I'd take your coin over the other based on your OP pictures. I don't see a caduceus (or a kerykeion), I do see the "schmutz" in top right - but I can't make out a caduceus (link to Raymond below may help). I'll add an <strike><b><span style="color: #b30000">Alexander I</span></b></strike><span style="color: #006600"><b>Perdikkas II</b></span> (son of Alexander I) tetrobol with a forepoart of lion.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257582[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="color: #006600"><b>Correction: </b></span><b>Kings of Macedon, </b>Perdikkas II, 451-413 BC, AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.37 g, 3h), Heavy series, Aigai mint(?), Struck 432-422 BC</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Rider on trotting horse right, holding two spears</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Forepart of a lion right within incuse square, with two paws showing</p><p><b>Ref: </b><a href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan84198" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan84198" rel="nofollow">Raymond 185</a> (A20/P17); SNG ANS 47–51</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257604[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 6456079, member: 99456"][USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER] - I'd take your coin over the other based on your OP pictures. I don't see a caduceus (or a kerykeion), I do see the "schmutz" in top right - but I can't make out a caduceus (link to Raymond below may help). I'll add an [S][B][COLOR=#b30000]Alexander I[/COLOR][/B][/S][COLOR=#006600][B]Perdikkas II[/B][/COLOR] (son of Alexander I) tetrobol with a forepoart of lion. [ATTACH=full]1257582[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#006600][B]Correction: [/B][/COLOR][B]Kings of Macedon, [/B]Perdikkas II, 451-413 BC, AR Tetrobol (15mm, 2.37 g, 3h), Heavy series, Aigai mint(?), Struck 432-422 BC [B]Obv:[/B] Rider on trotting horse right, holding two spears [B]Rev:[/B] Forepart of a lion right within incuse square, with two paws showing [B]Ref: [/B][URL='http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/ark:/53695/nnan84198']Raymond 185[/URL] (A20/P17); SNG ANS 47–51 [ATTACH=full]1257604[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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