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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8249389, member: 91461&quot;]To start here are the coins. 2 tangible, holdable pieces of ancient evidence that Kassander (Cassander) meant to not only wipe out but extinguish reference to the Argead line.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452962[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>On the obverse can see the half circles around and boss, even Herakles lion cap&#039;s hairs! And the reverse, if you flip it upside down, you see the plum of the helmet and what looks like a letter next to the B in Basileus that&#039;s an upside down kerykeion (caduceus) and on the other side of the helmets face shields we can even make out the monogram of Philip III Arrhidaios, Alexander&#039;s brother! Maybe the fellas at the mint didn&#039;t want to erase what they were told to:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452810[/ATTACH]</p><p>Kassander (316-297 BC). Ae 18 mm. 3.53 gm. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Club and bow in bowcase. SNG Kopenhagen 1159; Moushmov 7271. Rare. Struck over Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, circa 323-310. Macedonian shield; on boss, head of Herakles facing slightly to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. Macedonian helmet; to lower left, monogram; to lower right, kerykeion. Price 2803.</p><p><br /></p><p>On this example you can clearly see the literal stamping out of the Argead line by Kassander. The under type is a Macedonian shield type minted by Alexander’s handicapped older half-brother (different mothers) Philip III Arhidaios after Alexander’s death, but before Olympias (Alexander’s mother) had Arhidaios murdered only to be murdered by Kassander herself. As well, Kassander would go on to completely extinguish the Argead line by then having both of Alexander’s sons, Alexander IV &amp; Herakles murdered. You can see the shield and even signs of Herakles on the shield boss on the obv. With the helmet, kerykeion (caduceus) right and the monogram left on the reverse. VERY historically important coin. Purchased From PDA (Poznanski Dom Aukcyjny) March 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple&nbsp; of the type that Kassander was covering up:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452970[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1452971[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And I spoiled myself when I saw this on Vcoins. Not as obvious a smear job as the first but again you see the shield boss on Athena&#039;s helmet and face:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452809[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Zeus, I hate the guy!</p><p>Granted I never had to walk a mile in his páxeia.</p><p>I didn&#039;t grow up alongside Alexander, being tutored by Aristotle.</p><p>I wasn&#039;t a distant relative of Alexander.</p><p>I was never slapped in the face by Alexander.</p><p>I was never passed over for opportunities by Alexander.</p><p>But Kassander was all of these things. Just as he was there in Babylon in 323 BCE, arriving shortly before Alexander&#039;s death.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452987[/ATTACH]</p><p>The jerk killed off the greatest line of conquerors, debatably, in history!</p><p>He may have actually been in charge of the poisoning and murdering of Alexander himself.</p><p>No less a source than Arrian tells us the story of Kassander traveling to kill Alexander...and then says it&#039;s myth. Siding with the, IMHO, even more far fetched, story of Alexander dying from an EPIC night of partying and drinking from Herakles Cup... though, I do love the mainstream account...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452988[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Three years after Alexander&#039;s demise Kassander&#039;s own father, Antipater, on his deathbed chose, not his son Kassander but, Polyperchon to take over the regency of Macedon! Ouch, dad.</p><p>Nobody knows how or when Polyperchon died. Though, it seems evident that Kassander outlived him...</p><p>Kassander would go on to be the man who would have Alexander’s mother, Olympias, then later his wife Roxanne and adolescent son Alexander IV murdered. He even had Alexander III&#039;s illegitimate son Herakles killed as well!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452986[/ATTACH]</p><p>The creep also nearly killed off the Antigonid line that would end up ruling Macedon all the way down to the Roman take over, by killing the big bad one eyed monster Antigonus Monophtalamos!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1452812[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;Whoes son Demetrios fled, keeping the flame burning.</p><p>Don&#039;t worry though, our story has a happy ending as Kassander perished just three years after that epic battle at Ipsus via dropsy.</p><p>Arrian also tells us, the people of Macedon had no idea of the scope of Alexander&#039;s greatness until the death of Kassander in 297 BCE when he once again was free to be spoken of.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]XFkzRNyygfk[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>So, help me celebrate the death of this cold blooded mother and child murdering son of a man who didn&#039;t respect him. Post your coins of Kassander, other coins trying, unsuccessfully, to stamp out another or anything relevant to Alexander and the wars of the Diadochi![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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