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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 4991399, member: 86498&quot;]In answer to Finn235&#039;s question. The dating of Alexander III coinage is rather more complex. It involves many factors such 1. Trying to massage the limited historical sources 2. Trying to determine the relative size and order of of issues using die studies 3. Hoards as noted by Finn235 4. Stylistic and other factors. The last criterion was the main factor in determining that the lifetime Alexander coinage started in Tarsos in 333 BC and not in Macedon in 336 BC. Of course Troxell&#039;s study on the Alexander coinage pretty well is conclusive on that point and her study of the organization of the Alexander III coinage minted at Amphipolis is well researched as well. However like many things her study did raise some questions. Her group E coinage is by far the largest issue of all the issues from that mint and she assumed a date starting in 325 BC. Her theory was that these coins were minted for the returning veterans of Alexander&#039;s army. However Le Rider in the book mention by me above noted that Crateros with those veterans was still at Tarsos building a fleet when Alexander died. It would seem unlikely that these coins can now be dated to 325 BC but must come later as there would be no need for such a large issue of coins after the defeat of Sparta in 330 BC. They are more likely associated with the Lamian War in 323-322 BC. So in conclusion we can see that a combination of interdependent factors are used to try to determine the date of the Alexander coinage.</p><p>&nbsp; Alexander III Ar Tetradrachm Amphipolis circa 323-322 BC Troxell Group E2 Obv Head of Herakles wearing lion skin headdress. Rv, Zeus Aetophoros seated left Control mark Herm 17.20 grms&nbsp; 24mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1198940[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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