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Message:: [QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7770022, member: 86498"]It is difficult to assess the career of Kassander. It is said that he was quite hostile to the memory of Alexander III however, we really do not have much evidence as to the why. However it is interesting that while many of the Diadochi introduced portraits either of Alexander or themselves, he did not preferring to mint the coin types introduced by Alexander in 332 BC. Interestingly like his father, he continued to mint coins in the name and types of Philip II of Macedon. Kassander Ar Tetradrachm Amphipolis 315-294 BC Minted in the name and types of Alexander the Great. Obv Head of beardless Herakles wearing lion skin headdress. Rv. Zeus Aetophoros seated left. In left field Lambda over torch  Price 447  17.05 grms 27 mm[ATTACH=full]1332455[/ATTACH]The lambda over torch series appears to be a long one and uses multiple dies  and  can be found with a wide range of engravers. Some like this coin are rather good (Well at least I think so) . Others not so much. If Kassander was hoping that his three sons would be the foundation of a stable dynasty, he no doubt would have been disappointed, They fought among themselves leaving the door open for Demetrios to take over.[/QUOTE]