I recently acquired this shield coin from Alexander the great. It is a common but beautiful coin in my opinion and I wanted to have one with the gorgoneion face on it. A slow progression into getting all the coin types from Alexander. Alexander III the Great Bronze Coin (320 B.C.) two chalkoi (quarter obol). Obverse: Macedonian shield, boss decorated with gorgoneion. Reverse: Macedonian helmet; B-A to left and right; double axe below left; K monogram below right. Mint: Miletus, Ionia. 320 B.C. Reference: Price 2064. Share your Alexander shield coins here!
Alexander III Coin: EF None - Macedonian shield w/ thunderbolt in center - B-A across field, cavalry helmet; thunderbolt (looks like a snail) below Mint: Macedonia (After 311 AD) Wt./Size/Axis: 4.16g / 16mm / - Acquisition/Sale: $0.00 Notes: Nov 12, 14 - SNG Copenhagen 1119 var. ; Price 416
ALEXANDER III AE Half Unit OBVERSE: Gorgoneion in the center of a Macedonian shield REVERSE: A Macedonian helmet; caduceus and NK monogram flanking below (Struck under Nikokreon) Struck at Salamis mint. Struck under Nikokreon 323-315 BC 4.9g, 15mm Price 3162
Great coin Pavlos. I almost bid on it myself. Richard Ashton believes the double-axe / Κ issue is from Kaunos [“Kaunos, not Miletos or Mylasa”, Numismatic Chronicle (2004), p. 33-46]. Ashton’s attributions are correlated with the number of specimens in regional Turkish museums. Price assigned the double-axe / K and spear-head / K varieties to Miletus, citing similarities to gold and silver of Miletus and the Caria (1986) hoard. Does anyone collect these by symbol? Here is one with the scarce rose reverse: Richard Ashton believes the rose issue is from Sardes. I have a junk-box axe/K type and hope to get one as nice as yours someday.
Nice! Demetrius Poliorketes AE17. Monogram of Demetrius in center of a Macedonian shield / BA - SI to either side of a crested Macedonian helmet with cheek flaps
