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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1935844, member: 15445"]Babylon has been described in the history books <u>forever</u>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon" rel="nofollow"><u>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon</u></a> The ruins of Babylon are located about 70 km south of Bagdad in Iraq. (I’ve never been to the place).</p><p> </p><p>This Alexander the Great Tetradrachm was supposedly minted in the city of Babylon during Alexander’s lifetime. Coincidentally, Babylon is the city where Alexander died in the Eastern Alexandrine Empire.</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]334735[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="3"> </font></p><p><font size="3"><b>MACEDONIAN KINGDOM</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Alexander III (The Great)</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Tetradrachm</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Babylon mint 325-323 B.C. </b></font></p><p><font size="3">17.06 grams, 26 mm diameter</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> Head of young Herakles facing right</font></p><p><font size="3">clad in lion’s skin</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> Zeus enthroned facing left with legs</font></p><p><font size="3"> parallel holding eagle and scepter.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Serpent in a bowl to left,</font></p><p><font size="3"> AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Grade:</b> gVF with attractive old</font></p><p><font size="3"> toning and lustrous details in the</font></p><p><font size="3"> protected areas. Slightly off center</font></p><p><font size="3"> on small flan</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Other:</b> Coveted lifetime issue coin with</font></p><p><font size="3">snake monogram from the Babylon mint.</font></p><p><font size="3">Similar to Sear 6724, Price 3665 Variant.</font></p><p><font size="3">From private sale June 2013.</font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This 2nd coin was minted in Babylon sometime after the death of Alexander the Great.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]334734[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><b>SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA</b></p><p><b>Seleukos I Nikator</b></p><p><b>AR Tetradrachm</b></p><p><b>Babylon mint 317-305 B.C.</b></p><p>16.93 grams, 26-27 mm diameter</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of young Herakles facing</p><p> right clad in lion’s skin</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Zeus enthroned facing left with</p><p> legs crossed holding eagle and</p><p> scepter. ΜΗΡ in wreath monogram</p><p> to left, AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right, MI</p><p> below throne & ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ in ex.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> gVF with old cabinet tone.</p><p> Enthroned Zeus is nicely centered</p><p> and Herakles obverse is off center.</p><p><b>Other:</b> Posthumous issue in the name &</p><p>types of Alexander III (The Great).</p><p>Minted with Alexander’s name,</p><p>Price 3746, SC 82.5a.</p><p>From private sale June 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><font size="5">Do you have an ancient coin that was minted in Babylon? </font></b></p><p><b><font size="5">Post em if you got em.</font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1935844, member: 15445"]Babylon has been described in the history books [U]forever[/U]. [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon'][U]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon[/U][/URL] The ruins of Babylon are located about 70 km south of Bagdad in Iraq. (I’ve never been to the place). This Alexander the Great Tetradrachm was supposedly minted in the city of Babylon during Alexander’s lifetime. Coincidentally, Babylon is the city where Alexander died in the Eastern Alexandrine Empire. [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]334735[/ATTACH] [B]MACEDONIAN KINGDOM[/B] [B]Alexander III (The Great)[/B] [B]AR Tetradrachm[/B] [B]Babylon mint 325-323 B.C. [/B] 17.06 grams, 26 mm diameter [B]Obv:[/B] Head of young Herakles facing right clad in lion’s skin [B]Rev:[/B] Zeus enthroned facing left with legs parallel holding eagle and scepter. Serpent in a bowl to left, AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right [B]Grade:[/B] gVF with attractive old toning and lustrous details in the protected areas. Slightly off center on small flan [B]Other:[/B] Coveted lifetime issue coin with snake monogram from the Babylon mint. Similar to Sear 6724, Price 3665 Variant. From private sale June 2013.[/SIZE] This 2nd coin was minted in Babylon sometime after the death of Alexander the Great. [ATTACH=full]334734[/ATTACH] [B]SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm Babylon mint 317-305 B.C.[/B] 16.93 grams, 26-27 mm diameter [B]Obv:[/B] Head of young Herakles facing right clad in lion’s skin [B]Rev:[/B] Zeus enthroned facing left with legs crossed holding eagle and scepter. ΜΗΡ in wreath monogram to left, AΛΕΞΑΝΑΡΟΥ to right, MI below throne & ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ in ex. [B]Grade:[/B] gVF with old cabinet tone. Enthroned Zeus is nicely centered and Herakles obverse is off center. [B]Other:[/B] Posthumous issue in the name & types of Alexander III (The Great). Minted with Alexander’s name, Price 3746, SC 82.5a. From private sale June 2013. [B][SIZE=5]Do you have an ancient coin that was minted in Babylon? Post em if you got em.[/SIZE][/B][/QUOTE]
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