Kings of Macedonia, Kassander and a Lion

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  1. icerain

    icerain Mastir spellyr

    I got quite a bit of Macedonia coins but do like the portrait. The details of the hair always gets my attention. Oh yeah, and this one has an animal on it too.

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    Kings of Macedonia, Kassander
    39-297 B.C. / AE18, 4.45g
    O: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress
    R: KASSAN-DROU above lion, lying right, EY in right field
    AMNG 1

    I hope I got the Id'ing right this time.
     
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  3. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    More animals are always good. I been a fan of animals in ancient coins thanks to @stevex6 unhealthy addiction with animal coins, and those wonderful photos of them he always posts.

    Beautiful coin @icerain . The portrait is quite an eye catcher. You did well there.
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I have no coins of Kassander. Not a bad coin at all.
     
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  5. Smojo

    Smojo dreamliner

    Nice coin. Kings of Macedon is one of the prabably a dozen collections I'm working on. Another is for some reason all things Pax which shouldn't take long.
     
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  6. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    that's a nice lookin' coin IR, especially dig the obverse.

    i don't have one of this cat either...he's on the list.
     
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  7. Alegandron

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

    Nice! I THOUGHT I had a Kassander. I will soon... Great OP Post, love the AE's! Nice Herakles and love that patina!
     
  8. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    I like it! Cool addition.

    Heres a tet I have minted under Kassander
    a3881.JPG
     
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  9. GregH

    GregH Well-Known Member

    It's very nice. If I started a Greek collection I'd get one like it.
     
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  10. Alegandron

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

    Ugh! As I have been newly photographing and/or filing my coins, I DID have a couple Kassanders... NO LIONS though! I want one!

    Makedono - Kassander 319-297 BCE AE 20 Herakles  - Youth on Horse prancing SG 6754 O-R.JPG
    Makedonon AE 20 Kassander 319-297 BC Herakles Horse prancing S 6754 var SNG Cop 1142 O-R.JPG
    Makedonon
    Kassander 319-297 BCE
    AE 20
    Herakles in lion skin
    Youth on Horse prancing, monogram below horse (both coins)
    Ref: Sear 6754 var SNG Cop 1142
     
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  11. icerain

    icerain Mastir spellyr

    Just looked through my coins, got about 7 coins from Macedonia Kings.

    @Alegandron those are nice. If I see coins like that I would try to add them to my collection.
     
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