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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8340404, member: 99456"]<p style="text-align: left">Today I have quite a few Alexander III, "The Great", coins. This was my first - a lucky purchase with CNG provenance and an unpublished type - the wildwinds example of this variant of Price 1379 with Artemis under the chair and no "buckle" in left field. Here's what the "buckle" looks like:</p> <p style="text-align: left">[ATTACH=full]1478903[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: left">[ATTACH=full]1478907[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Macedon, Alexander III (336-323 BC)</b>, AR Drachm, Nice VF Ex CNG Inventory 725215, (4.22 gm), Lampsakos mint, struck 323-317 BC.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress</p><p><b>Rev: </b>AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; Artemis left with torch beneath throne.</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Price 1379 var (no symbol in left field). Unpublished variety without 'belt-buckle' symbol in left field. <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7962039" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7962039" rel="nofollow">One other example</a> that I know of, appears to be same reverse die and different obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few of my favorite Alexander's are on display here: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/parthian-beginnings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/parthian-beginnings" rel="nofollow">Parthian Beginnings</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> a lucky purchase[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8340404, member: 99456"][LEFT]Today I have quite a few Alexander III, "The Great", coins. This was my first - a lucky purchase with CNG provenance and an unpublished type - the wildwinds example of this variant of Price 1379 with Artemis under the chair and no "buckle" in left field. Here's what the "buckle" looks like: [ATTACH=full]1478903[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1478907[/ATTACH][/LEFT] [B]Macedon, Alexander III (336-323 BC)[/B], AR Drachm, Nice VF Ex CNG Inventory 725215, (4.22 gm), Lampsakos mint, struck 323-317 BC. [B]Obv:[/B] Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress [B]Rev: [/B]AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; Artemis left with torch beneath throne. [B]Ref:[/B] Price 1379 var (no symbol in left field). Unpublished variety without 'belt-buckle' symbol in left field. [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7962039']One other example[/URL] that I know of, appears to be same reverse die and different obverse die. A few of my favorite Alexander's are on display here: [URL='https://www.sullacoins.com/post/parthian-beginnings']Parthian Beginnings[/URL]. [B]Next:[/B] a lucky purchase[/QUOTE]
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