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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3131143, member: 32619"]I don't have any Alexander III drachms or "in the style of" but I have a couple tetradrachms:</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a lifetime, single most expensive coin in my collection:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-153-alexander-iii-zeus.4824/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III </p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.18g; Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323 BC.</p><p>Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.</p><p>Rev.: AΛEΞANΔΡOY Zeus enshrined left, throne without back and two leg struts,bright leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, TE monogram lower left, concave field</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one "in the style of":</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-141-kassander-zeus.4660/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Kings of Macedon, temp. Kassander – Alexander (son of Kassander). Circa 310-294 BC.</p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 26mm, 16.8 g, 6h, Amphipolis mint, in the name and types of Alexander III.</p><p>Obv.:Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. </p><p>Rev.: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; ΔI monogram below throne.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, my last one here is not really in the style of but the reverse is so I thought that it would include it anyway. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-137-philip-i-philadelphos-zeus.4662/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Philip I Philadelphos, semi-autonomous city issue of Antioch</p><p>AR, tetradrachm, 26mm, 12h; Antioch mint 46/5 BC or later</p><p>Obv.: Diademed head left</p><p>Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΑΠΠΟV ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΑΦΟV; Zeus Nikephoros seated left holding spear in left hand holding victory presenting laurel wreath in right; AYT monogram to inner left, date in exergue (off flan)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 3131143, member: 32619"]I don't have any Alexander III drachms or "in the style of" but I have a couple tetradrachms: Here's a lifetime, single most expensive coin in my collection: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-153-alexander-iii-zeus.4824/full[/IMG] Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III AR tetradrachm, 17.18g; Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue, struck under Antipater, c. 325-323 BC. Obv.: Head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck. Rev.: AΛEΞANΔΡOY Zeus enshrined left, throne without back and two leg struts,bright leg forward (archaic lifetime style), eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, TE monogram lower left, concave field Here is one "in the style of": [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-141-kassander-zeus.4660/full[/IMG] Kings of Macedon, temp. Kassander – Alexander (son of Kassander). Circa 310-294 BC. AR Tetradrachm, 26mm, 16.8 g, 6h, Amphipolis mint, in the name and types of Alexander III. Obv.:Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev.: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; ΔI monogram below throne. Ok, my last one here is not really in the style of but the reverse is so I thought that it would include it anyway. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-137-philip-i-philadelphos-zeus.4662/full[/IMG] Philip I Philadelphos, semi-autonomous city issue of Antioch AR, tetradrachm, 26mm, 12h; Antioch mint 46/5 BC or later Obv.: Diademed head left Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΑΠΠΟV ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟVΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΑΦΟV; Zeus Nikephoros seated left holding spear in left hand holding victory presenting laurel wreath in right; AYT monogram to inner left, date in exergue (off flan)[/QUOTE]
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