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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 8269352, member: 98035&quot;]A few important things to keep in mind about Alexander the Great coinage:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) His coinage is extraordinarily common, so don&#039;t overspend because the next auction will have another 20 to choose from.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The coinage in his name was struck only during the last few years of his rule... and then for about 150 years after. Lifetime Alexander coinage is plentiful, but still commands a hefty premium versus the ones struck in his name in 280 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) If we are to believe the rumors online, the current coin market is a result of millionaires looking to stash some money in assets that will hold or appreciate in value as inflation ramps up and the stock/crypto markets go bonkers, and they use things like Alexander tets like some silver stackers have bags of silver dimes. Keep this in mind as you shop; the increased prices are hopefully a temporary bubble.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have two Alexander type coins now - a lifetime tetradrachm that set me back about $500 and that I keep displayed on my desk to admire daily</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459334[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a posthumous drachm that was actually minted by the Macedonian king Antigonos I - this one was a lot find that averaged out to $35 /coin. Regrettably I had a couple dozen Alexander drachms that I sold for $30-50 each, which was the going rate back then. They would be worth about double that now.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459333[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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