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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3670987, member: 91461&quot;]I&#039;m gonna take advantage of this 24 hour lul to take us far away from Athens, tets, test cuts and even silver for that matter, to post my most recentish Macedonian shield coin. This one a rarity, won on a bit of luck, for a steal really (or &quot;for a song&quot; as the ole sports say.</p><p>In Liampi&#039;s 1986 study, probably the most comprehensive on this coinage to date, she says,</p><p>&quot;Of particular interest is the type, which is found in a numerically small imprint, with omphalos as a shield midfield (nos. 160 ff.). The reverse image (Gorytos, Club, ear of grain, K) is identical with the reverse images of those imprints which depict the Heracles head on the obverse (Nos. 134 ff.). Parallel to this type of averaging exists another variant of the verse, which retains the characteristic of this series helmet with the letter K and the ear as an example.&quot;</p><p>I believe this is an reference to the fact that&nbsp;&nbsp; this type very well may have been during Alexander&#039;s lifetime, despite missing the BA. Check it out!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]986715[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander III &#039;the Great&#039;</p><p>336-323 BC Ae. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor.Obv: Macedonian shield w/ omphalos boss. Rev: K. Bow in bow-case, club and grain ear.Price -; Liampi M 11; AMNG I 207-8 (Kallatis).</p><p>Diameter: 15mm</p><p>Weight: 2.16gr</p><p>Condition: Very Fine</p><p>Provenance: From a Private UK Collection. Ex: Ares numismatics</p><p><br /></p><p>Next up: New coin that you are just geeked to the max about[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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