Little Ae of Alexander the Great, last of 2016

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  1. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    this is my only alexander iii coin...

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    these are nice little coin though aren't they? nice in hand ans well, nice shape and a little bit of weight.
     
    chrsmat71, Jan 30, 2017
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  3. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    I only see this thread now. Can you help me? I'm mostly interested in Roman (and other) coins, but I have a small number of earlier Greek coins that my father-in-law left to me. He bought them in the 1970s, and I have his records, too. This is one of his coins. 13 mm, 1.95 gr. The color is yellowish, is it bad silver? A fake?

    Alex.jpg
     
    Pellinore, Feb 15, 2017
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  4. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Probably made of orichalcum, a brass-like alloy.
     
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  5. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    So this is a real chalkos, dating from about 330-300 BC?
     
    Pellinore, Feb 15, 2017
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  6. Alegandron

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

    I have one SIMILAR to yours... but the name, bow and quiver are treated a little differently:

    Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 19 Quiver Club O-R.jpg
    Makedonon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 19 Quiver Club
    (yours is smaller, so I am sure that is why the name is split on yours).
     

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