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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WuntBeDruv, post: 24798193, member: 115520&quot;]Saturday the 4th of November 2023 was, aside from being the eve of Bonfire night/Guy Fawkes night (some might say one of very few men to enter Parliament with direct, clear-cut and true intentions on that fateful day in 1605), the day of the London Coin Fair. So, I traipsed along merrily having roused myself at 5am to catch the train down. On arriving in London a large coffee and a bacon sandwich slathered with ketchup put the world to rights, and by 8:30am I was perusing the various dealer&#039;s tables with mind to spend a little money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amongst a few other things, I was pleased to find this posthumous tetradrachm in the name of Alexander at a very reasonable price. Since getting back into ancients having dispersed my boyhood collection some years hence, it has been my goal to acquire one of these coins. To my mind - they are simply brilliant and tick so many of the things that appeal to me in this particular field of numismatics, having beautiful designs struck in high relief on chunky flans. In addition to this, they are academically interesting - the sophisticated mint organisation across Alexander&#039;s empire (and indeed, into the disparate realms of the Diadochi as it fragmented) is mind boggling to me given the vast distances involved.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece was purchased unidentified, but I believe I have pinned it down correctly. This being said, I would welcome any input from those more experienced. Please excuse the less than stellar mobile phone images.</p><p><br /></p><p>Posthumous tetradrachm struck under Seleucos in the name of Alexander, probably c. 311-305 BC. Mint of Babylon. Obverse: head of Alexander/Herakles right wearing lionskin. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus enthroned left holding sceptre in left hand, eagle on outstretched right hand. Control marks MI/Crescent in left field, monogram in wreath between legs of throne. Test cut at 12 o&#039;clock on obverse. Weight: 17.15g. Price 3756.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1586631[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1586632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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