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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2738649, member: 56859&quot;]Thanks for following up on The Squid Mystery <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Out of curiosity, which part of the reverse looked squid-like to you?&nbsp; The bow case?&nbsp; The grain ear?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll need to compare your coin with similar coin in auction archives and sales archives, with a realistic assessment of the condition of yours against those of the comparisons.&nbsp; I think you did okay on the price.&nbsp; It&#039;s a nice coin of a very important historical figure.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll need to research the history of Macedon and the Macedonian mint, circa 336-323 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have any handy bookmarks for you, but Google &quot;buying power of a drachm in the time of Alexander the Great&quot; and dig deep into whatever contemporary sources are cited.&nbsp; You&#039;ll also need to Google information on Greek coin denominations in the time of Alex III.&nbsp; These bronzes are not &quot;drachms&quot; but are some lesser value coin.&nbsp; It might be easier for you to get search hits using &quot;drachm&quot; though.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Many.&nbsp; Many many many.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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