I finally settled on an Alexander Tetradrachm

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  1. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Found this one in a German auction, and I got it for a little less than $150, which includes the premium and shipping. It is a lifetime issue in fairly high grade. I really like the high relief on these early issues, and the detail on the eagle and round positioning of the letters were different than most of this type. The plough mintmark almost looks like a pedestal.

    Tarsos mint. Price 3019.

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    Here is the other one I bought to be used as trade fodder to get a more-valuable coin I have been eying for a while. It was the same price.

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  3. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Cool man! Recently I purchased one too -

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    Kings of Macedon, temp. Kassander – Alexander (son of Kassander). Circa 310-294 BC.
    AR Tetradrachm, 26mm, 16.8 g, 6h, Amphipolis mint, in the name and types of Alexander III.
    Obv.:Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
    Rev.: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; ΔI monogram below throne.

    Not a lifetime but chunky and very pleasing.
     
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  4. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I think that you did really well with the first coin.
     
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  5. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Great coin, I still need a Tet. of this type eventually.
     
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  6. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    Yay, nice tets everyone. @Jwt708 I almost bid on that one. LoL. Glad it went to a great collector like you.

    @TypeCoin971793 welcome to the club, man. Awesome buy.

    Here is my ticket to the club, which I apologize if you are tired of seeing but it's the only one I have.

    Alexander III Tetradrachm.jpg
     
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  7. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Terrific catch @TypeCoin971793 !! The first seems like a 'bargain' for the price....

    Great posts guys!!

    My modest example---a rather worn and humble drachm....and very cheap LOL:
    Alexander drachm obverse - Copy.JPG
     
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  8. Magnus Maximus

    Magnus Maximus Dulce et Decorum est....

    I need to get more coins of the Divine Alexander!
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    Alexander III ( The Great) posthumous drachm. Struck under Lysimachos between 310-301 BCE
    Abydos Mint
    3.87 grams
     
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  9. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    $150 incl shipment, thats a steal , congrats, TypeCoin.

    This one is on his way from CNG, I like the Tets from Alexander and his succesors, the Diadochen.

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  10. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    Nice Lifetimes @TypeCoin971793 ... great price, and good fodder to lift yourself into better grades.

    My Alexander Lifetimes:
    Alexander Lifetime Tet FREED Obv-Rev.jpg
    Kingdom of Makedonon
    Alexander III (MEGAS) 336-323 BCE
    AR Tetradrachm
    24.5mm, 16.9g
    Lifetime Issue
    Obv: Herakles
    Rev: Zeus on big-ball throne, holding Eagle, staff; very faint trident in field


    Makedon Alexander - Alexandrine Babylonia Di-Shekel LIFETIME 328-311 Baal-Lion.JPG
    BABYLONIA, Babylon
    AR Tetradrachm / Stater (or Dishekel)
    Minted ca. 323-328 B.C.
    24 mm, 16.3g
    Obv: Ba’al seated left holding scepter
    Rev: Lion walking left, control mark Г above. (Control mark was minted during Alexander III Lifetime)
    Ref: Ref: BMC Arabia XXII no.1
    Ex: @Ancientnoob 's eclectic collection

    On his deathbed: To whom should the Empire go?
    "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE
     
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  11. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    I am going to try to trade up to one of these:

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  12. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    Very nice coin & a very nice deal. IMHO you got a really nice deal on that coin.

    This is my lifetime tet example:
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  13. GregH

    GregH Well-Known Member

    I'm not generally a Greek collector, but I have two Alexanders - a Temnos tetradrachm and Babylon stater. These to me were just too beautiful not to have.
    I believe the stater is a lifetime issue, and the tet is 2nd century BC. The tet is quite an exotic variation, and I just had to have it!


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    The OP Tarsus Mint coin has a certain character and style, I can see why you bought it!
     
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  14. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    I've been doing some research on these coins to judge rarity and value.

    The first is a Price 3019, struck from 327-323. It is fairly common and worth a little more than I paid for it. I really like it, and I think it was worth every penny I paid.

    https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=42108

    The second one was a surprise. It is apparently from the scarce Ake mint, and lifetime issues are nearly impossible to find for sale. As I did my research, I learned that the Ake mint was the only one from Alexander's reign to date their coins, which appeared as a reign year underneath Zeus' forearm. This one says CY 20, or 327/6 BC, which is the earliest dated coin of Alexander the Great (or maybe the Greek empire?). The attribution is Price 3250. I could only find two sale results, one for $1250 and another for $1200, though they were both better than mine.

    https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=102382
    https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=161888
     
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  15. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Gorgeous examples Greg!!:wideyed::woot:

    I'll take the funny looking' yellow one off your hands...it must 'clash' too much with all those silvery colored types you haveo_O;):D
     
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