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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3567266, member: 51347&quot;]Thank you for the kind words, [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER]. I am always fascinated by the success of Alexander.&nbsp; However, even as I was first learning about him through my History classes back in University, I was always intrigued by - how did he have such tremendous success while starting his &#039;journey&#039; at such an early age. As I delved into his earlier life, I found that he had enormous resources left by his father, Philip II.&nbsp; Somehow, these enormous resources had to be developed and put into place for Alexander III to be successful.&nbsp; As I learned more about Philip II, it struck me that <i>HE</i> was the one who was the genius, even in his upbringing, educating, and preening of his son, Alexander.&nbsp; Do not get me wrong, Alexander was incredibly successful, and brilliant in his accomplishments.&nbsp; However, as I more understand Philip&#039;s life - wow, what an incredible person.&nbsp; Philip inherited a shattered Kingdom, on the verge of extermination by surrounding kingdoms and tribes.&nbsp; Not only did he fend them off to preserve his nation but he went on to do what no other Greek had been ever to do prior to his life:&nbsp; unify Greece under one Ruler (except Sparta, which he still politically pacified.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Put the pieces together:&nbsp; Philip II developed and enabled all the tools needed for Alexander III to become Great.&nbsp; Had not Philip II NOT been assassinated during the prime of his life, perhaps we may had been a GREATER man in History due to his past accomplishements as well as executing his plans to extinguish the Achaemenid&#039;s World Empire.&nbsp; However, his greatest gift to Alexander was being a loving father (yes, they had their documented differences), that preened him, prepared him, educated him, and gave him the massive resources for Alexander to &quot;pick up the ball&quot; and carry it downfield for the Greatest of Wins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Philip II Makedonwn (The Greatest):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>(Bronze coins would probably be more local, transacted by the local populace, and less likely transacted in major international purchases like Tets.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]949246[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon Philip II AE 18 Apollo -&nbsp; Youth Horseback spear hd below 359-356 BCE 18mm 6.2g SNG ANS 850-1</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]949247[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon Philip II 359-336 BC AE 17 Horse Rider&nbsp; LEFT-LEFT facing scarce</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fractional AR, again, more likely to be locally transacted:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]949248[/ATTACH]</p><p>MAKEDON Philip II 1-5th Stater Apollo head r - Horseman r trident below as S6691[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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