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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7308920, member: 86498"]The principal work on the silver and gold coinage of Philip II of Macedon is Le Monnayage D'Argent et D'Or De Phillippe II written by Georges Le Rider back in 1977. He later clarified some of his findings in Alexander The Great Coinage Finances and Policy which was translated into English in 2007. Essentially all the coins King on horseback facing left issues are lifetime. However the Jockey on horseback facing right are divided into lifetime and into a number of groupings which are posthumous. Essentially any of the jockey group that he dates to ending in 336 BC are lifetime. However the groups which he dated to 340-336/328 BC are all issued by Alexander III from 336-328 BC. As most most people use the older 1977 dating system you will see that still used today. Without getting into too much detail that is the easiest and fastest system available. Mind you it makes buying any of his lifetime gold staters and lifetime "Jockey" tetradrachms really difficult. As for why the two reverses face in opposite directions. I suspect that given that the on the reverse the image of the humans on horseback are very small. Having them face in opposite directions would make it much easier to distinguish king from jockey[ATTACH=full]1277756[/ATTACH] Alexander III of Macedon Ar Tetradrachm 336-328 BC In the name and types of Philip II obv Head of Zeus Laureate. Rv. Nude jockey on prancing horse right. Le Rider 357 14.33 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen</p><p>PS For those who might have thought their coins of Antigonos Gonatas were safe. I just got this book. Looks my my Gonatas has just become a Doson<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[ATTACH=full]1277769[/ATTACH] Now I think my Doson is a Gonatas<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7308920, member: 86498"]The principal work on the silver and gold coinage of Philip II of Macedon is Le Monnayage D'Argent et D'Or De Phillippe II written by Georges Le Rider back in 1977. He later clarified some of his findings in Alexander The Great Coinage Finances and Policy which was translated into English in 2007. Essentially all the coins King on horseback facing left issues are lifetime. However the Jockey on horseback facing right are divided into lifetime and into a number of groupings which are posthumous. Essentially any of the jockey group that he dates to ending in 336 BC are lifetime. However the groups which he dated to 340-336/328 BC are all issued by Alexander III from 336-328 BC. As most most people use the older 1977 dating system you will see that still used today. Without getting into too much detail that is the easiest and fastest system available. Mind you it makes buying any of his lifetime gold staters and lifetime "Jockey" tetradrachms really difficult. As for why the two reverses face in opposite directions. I suspect that given that the on the reverse the image of the humans on horseback are very small. Having them face in opposite directions would make it much easier to distinguish king from jockey[ATTACH=full]1277756[/ATTACH] Alexander III of Macedon Ar Tetradrachm 336-328 BC In the name and types of Philip II obv Head of Zeus Laureate. Rv. Nude jockey on prancing horse right. Le Rider 357 14.33 grms 25 mm Photo by W. Hansen PS For those who might have thought their coins of Antigonos Gonatas were safe. I just got this book. Looks my my Gonatas has just become a Doson:eek:[ATTACH=full]1277769[/ATTACH] Now I think my Doson is a Gonatas:confused:[/QUOTE]
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