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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2188004, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;m going through some neglected mixed lot coins and came across this interesting Macedonian bronze.&nbsp; From what I&#039;ve found, it&#039;s Alexander III but a more precise reference would be appreciated.&nbsp; Does anyone have Price?&nbsp; There are a few in Wildwinds with the reverse of &quot;eagle standing right, head reverted&quot;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]424641[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here&#039;s a possible attribution from Wildwinds:</p><p>Alexander III, 336-323 BC</p><p>AE 17, 3.6 gm.&nbsp; Macedonia mint</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress.</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, head turned back, crescent on its wing above.</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Price 91</p><p><br /></p><p>The image in Wildwinds doesn&#039;t quite match the description, even for the coin shown with the Price 91 listing:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]424646[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s not a crescent above the wing.&nbsp; Others of this type show a definite crescent but my coin and the Wildwinds Price 91 entry show a sideways Φ.&nbsp; The reverse legend on my coin is mostly indecipherable but it looks like &quot;A (or Λ) Γ&quot; above the eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of my coin has a rather unofficial look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Help and opinions are appreciated <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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