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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 7989842, member: 96898&quot;]A good idea for a thread, [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] ! There are many interesting coins in this thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1386392[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Alexander III &quot;the Great,&quot; Kingdom of Macedonia, AR tetradrachm, 325–323 BC, Amphipolis mint (under Antipater). Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin. Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, rooster standing left. 26mm, 17.17g. Ref: Price 79; Troxell 1997, issue E3. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>A Celtic imitation of this type:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1386391[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Danubian Celts, AR tetradrachm, 2nd century BC. Obv: head of Herakles degraded to a knob. Rev:&nbsp; Zeus Aëtophoros seated l., holding eagle and sceptre; monogram in l. field (striking weakness); Z below throne; heavily blundered legend to r. Imitating the types of Philip III of Macedon. 30mm, 14.68g. Ref: Dembski 1480/1; Göbl, Ostkelten 579/13; Kostial 926/927; Slg. Flesche 743/744. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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