My earlier themed coins - Alexanders

One of the main drivers and themes in collecting was to hold a piece of history belonging to significant historical personalities. One of my earliest when I started collecting some years back was Alexander the Great.. here are those in my collection

 

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Good stuff!

 

Some nice coins, I like the last especially.

 

Great coins @Loong Siew
I love the range of portraits for dear old Alex, from lifetime issues to Roman issues and all the variations in between.

I'll post a couple of tets with Alex on the obverse, one posthumous and one of Seleukos I Nikator.
Alexander III AR Tetradrachm, 16.171g, 29.4mm, 0o, Babylon mint, posthumous, 315 - 312 B.C.;
Obv: head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean Lion scalp headdress tied at neck.
Rev: BASILEWS ALEXANDROU, Zeus enthroned left, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, monogram in wreath left, monogram in circle under throne.
Price 3734 Mueller 720


Seleukos I Nikator AR Tetradrachm, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, c. 300 B.C.17.2g, 27.1mm, 315o
Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion scalp headdress.
Rev: BASILEWS SELEUKOU, Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter, monogram left.
SC 119(8)C

 

I have several Alexanders, here are a few:

ONE OF MY FIRST:

Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AR Drachm 3 Suse

LIFETIME ISSUE:

Makedon Alexander Lifetime Tet Myriandrus mint-Alexandria near Issus

LIFETIME ALEXANDRINE IN BABYLON:

Makedon Alexander - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tet LIFETIME 328-311 Baal-Lion

HONORED BY A PTOLEMY

Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC AE Obol 20mm 6.7g Alex III Eagle Tbolt SV 601

MAKEDON UNDER ROMAN RULE:

RR Makedon occupation Alexander - Club Coin chest Quaestor Chair wreath Aesillas Quaestor AR Tet Thessalonika Mint BC 90-70

 

HOWEVER, Alexander aside; it was his FATHER, PHILIP II that built the Makedon state from a ruined country, created a first Nationalized State in Europe, built an incredibly effective Army, and built an incredibly effective Cavalry. He went on to unify most of Greece, pacified Thrace, and mined wealth in Gold and Silver to finance the means to attack and conquer Persia. He started this process BEFORE Alexander III was born, he masterminded unifying Greece when Alexander was too young, and he developed the plans to conquer Persia well before Alexander was mature enough to participate. Philip was cut down too Early.

With Philip's Plans; Philip's innovative, tried, and seasoned Army and Cavalry; Greece pacified and unified at his back; Thrace pacified behind his back; owning rich mines that Philip acquired that financed the War efforts; Alexander III was able to execute Philip II's plans and conquered Persia.

THE BRILLIANT MASTERMIND, PHILIP II:


Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd Le Rider 102

 

Wonderful posts everyone!!!

That's always my most compelling motivation as well----so I'll pile on with my budget examples of a drachm (posthumous) of Alexander and a lifetime Tet of Philip...

 

I only have this lifetime tet of Alexander. I really like the janiform vase on the reverse.

 

Although I have a tetradrachm I want to show a tiny AE from Kaunos instead.


Kaunos, 3rd cent BC, AE10, 1.29g (Minted under the Ptolemies)
Obv: Head of Alexander the Great right.
Rev: K and partial AY monogram; Cornucopia
Sear 4823, Lindgren and Kovacs 628

 

Nice!

 

Thanks everyone for sharing your Alexanders...

 

ok

 

Thanks.. the last one is a lifetime issue.. I like that best.. the 3rd is an Odesos issue. Crude imitative but unique in its way