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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7954021, member: 86498"]The coin presented by [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER] is an Amphipolis Mint Troxell B 2 Price 13. The dating is similar to mine. The Troxell A and B issue of coins were minted in response to the efforts by the Spartans to re establish their hegemony over the Peloponnese. The tetradrachm presented by [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] is a Group 2 issue from the mint of Babylon. Despite the downdating by Taylor (AJN 30 2018) of the Group I coinage from this mint to 327 BC the Group 2 do not appear to have been affected as he concluded that the Group 2 coinage could have been struck between 325 BC to 324 BC.</p><p>As a further note to [USER=106405]@J.T. Parker[/USER]'s coin I have noted that another issue of tetradrachms from Alexandria ad Issum with the same monograms as his do have the Basileos inscription on the reverse. (Price 3219) His does not and while the Basileos inscription is posthumous I am wondering why this mint would suddenly decide to produce so many sub units to the tetradrachm. The only answer that makes any sense to me at this time is that this coinage had something to do with the de mobilization of Alexanders army after they returned from India. One see a similar phenomenon at Babylon especially with the Group 2 issue. So I do believe that Mr. Parker's coin is a lifetime issue. However when messing with the coinage of the Macedonian Kings I am always reminded of playing this game.</p><p><br /></p><p> .[ATTACH=full]1378553[/ATTACH] I was never very good at it Fat fingers. Okay another coin Ar Tetradrachm of Alexander III Babylon Mint Group 2 Price 325-324 BC Obv Head of Beardless Herakles right wearing a lionskin head dress. Rv Zeus Aetrophoros seated left Price 3629 17.14 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1378555[/ATTACH]You can never have too many coins of Alexander.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7954021, member: 86498"]The coin presented by [USER=100070]@happy_collector[/USER] is an Amphipolis Mint Troxell B 2 Price 13. The dating is similar to mine. The Troxell A and B issue of coins were minted in response to the efforts by the Spartans to re establish their hegemony over the Peloponnese. The tetradrachm presented by [USER=104741]@Ignoramus Maximus[/USER] is a Group 2 issue from the mint of Babylon. Despite the downdating by Taylor (AJN 30 2018) of the Group I coinage from this mint to 327 BC the Group 2 do not appear to have been affected as he concluded that the Group 2 coinage could have been struck between 325 BC to 324 BC. As a further note to [USER=106405]@J.T. Parker[/USER]'s coin I have noted that another issue of tetradrachms from Alexandria ad Issum with the same monograms as his do have the Basileos inscription on the reverse. (Price 3219) His does not and while the Basileos inscription is posthumous I am wondering why this mint would suddenly decide to produce so many sub units to the tetradrachm. The only answer that makes any sense to me at this time is that this coinage had something to do with the de mobilization of Alexanders army after they returned from India. One see a similar phenomenon at Babylon especially with the Group 2 issue. So I do believe that Mr. Parker's coin is a lifetime issue. However when messing with the coinage of the Macedonian Kings I am always reminded of playing this game. .[ATTACH=full]1378553[/ATTACH] I was never very good at it Fat fingers. Okay another coin Ar Tetradrachm of Alexander III Babylon Mint Group 2 Price 325-324 BC Obv Head of Beardless Herakles right wearing a lionskin head dress. Rv Zeus Aetrophoros seated left Price 3629 17.14 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1378555[/ATTACH]You can never have too many coins of Alexander.[/QUOTE]
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