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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3874896, member: 91461&quot;]I won a helmeted Alexander!</p><p>....&quot;oh, you mean a lion skin skull cap.&quot;</p><p>No, no. A helmeted Alexander.</p><p>&quot;OH, you mean an elephant skin.&quot;</p><p>NO, NO. A helmet Alexander.</p><p>&quot;Oh oH, a Horns of Zeus Amon.&quot;</p><p>Ok. We get it. There are a lot of funny things that the greatness wore on his head aside for his perfect hair. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023659[/ATTACH] </p><p>Excluding the ultra expensive helmeted types which I need not bring anymore attention to here (lest I lower my chances of ever owning one) it is rare for a more affordable Koinon one to come along. But come along one did.</p><p>Fresh off my double squared awesome win in AMCC2 here is a coin I am thrilled<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie106" alt=":zombie:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> to have in my collection.</p><p>Though there are many types of coins barring the mug of Alexander (some&nbsp; possibly of his generals trying to look like him) the Roman Koinon series is dedicated to what was the Roman&#039;s (500+ years later) understanding of what the man looked like.</p><p>To put perspective on it, this isn&#039;t like us idealizing George Washington, some 225 years ago. The Romans putting Alexander on a coin would be like us putting some one from the time of Christopher Columbus on a coin!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023664[/ATTACH] </p><p>I have some really fun coins of ATG and pals, but this is the first with him wearing a battle helmet. I&#039;ll include all my Koinon series to show the idealization:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023646[/ATTACH]</p><p>MACEDON, Koinon of Macedon: Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Gordian III (238-244). Beroea mint. 9.34g, 25mm.</p><p>Obv: AΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing crested Attic helmet with griffin on the bowl</p><p>Rev: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN B NЄΩΚΟΡ, Warrior right on horseback right (presumed to be Alexander on Bucephalus); star below. </p><p>Cf. AMNG III 770.</p><p>Scarce. Alexander’s name clear.</p><p>Ex: AMCC consigned by CTer [USER=95247]@tenbobbit[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023647[/ATTACH]</p><p>KOINON OF MACEDON</p><p>Æ25, 8.7g, 6h; 3rd century AD.</p><p>Obv.: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Diademed bust of Alexander the Great right.</p><p>Rev.: KOINON MAKEΔONΩN; Horseman galloping right.</p><p>Reference: SNG Cop 1355.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023648[/ATTACH]</p><p>MACEDON. Koinon</p><p>Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Gordian III (238-244). Ae.Obv: ΑΛЄZΑΝΔΡΟV. </p><p>Head of Alexander the Great right (as Hercules), wearing lion skin.Rev: KOINON MAKЄΔONΩN NЄΩ. </p><p>Alexander on his horse, Bucephalus, galloping right.</p><p>AMNG III 734.</p><p>Very fine. 11.9 g.24 mm.</p><p>Fomer SAVOCA coin</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023649[/ATTACH]</p><p>Koinon of Macedon. </p><p>Pseudo-autonomous issue circa AD 200-300. </p><p>Bronze Æ </p><p>Obverse: diademed bust of Alexander the great right</p><p>Reverse: horseman galloping (Alexander and Bucephalus)</p><p>25mm., 11,48g.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023663[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Please share those Alexander Koinon, different hats the man/God/King/King of Kings/Pharoa/unified ruler of Greece&nbsp; was depicted wearing on coin, AMCC2 wins or whatever you think adds to the enjoyment and education.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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