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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7617625, member: 19463"]Since it was mentioned, I'll post my lowly coin. I bought this AE20 in 2019 at the last coin show I attended before you know what. Because the bottom legend is so off center, it came to me as an Alexander but when you know what to expect the tops of ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ is clear enough. Sear lists the type as 6754 but with different monograms. Obviously, I would have preferred one centered to the top so the name could be more obvious.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311063[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I fear I should not mention it since killing women and children is no longer as fashionable as it was when Kassander executed the widow Roxanna and Alexander IV. Since this left an opening, Kassander assumed the title 'king' so this coin dates to 305-297 BC. In that time there were two prime ways to become king. You could be born son of the king OR you could kill the one who was. If you study history, you may discover that this last method was more common than you had realized. Kassander also ordered the deaths of several other people but I'll leave it to you to read about that. Being in any way related to Alexander was not a safe situation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Saturday night trivia: Why is the coin below ever so slightly appropriate to post here? Hint: I bought it for the legend. The goats were a bonus. ex.PeteB 2000. [ATTACH=full]1311070[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7617625, member: 19463"]Since it was mentioned, I'll post my lowly coin. I bought this AE20 in 2019 at the last coin show I attended before you know what. Because the bottom legend is so off center, it came to me as an Alexander but when you know what to expect the tops of ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ is clear enough. Sear lists the type as 6754 but with different monograms. Obviously, I would have preferred one centered to the top so the name could be more obvious. [ATTACH=full]1311063[/ATTACH] I fear I should not mention it since killing women and children is no longer as fashionable as it was when Kassander executed the widow Roxanna and Alexander IV. Since this left an opening, Kassander assumed the title 'king' so this coin dates to 305-297 BC. In that time there were two prime ways to become king. You could be born son of the king OR you could kill the one who was. If you study history, you may discover that this last method was more common than you had realized. Kassander also ordered the deaths of several other people but I'll leave it to you to read about that. Being in any way related to Alexander was not a safe situation. Saturday night trivia: Why is the coin below ever so slightly appropriate to post here? Hint: I bought it for the legend. The goats were a bonus. ex.PeteB 2000. [ATTACH=full]1311070[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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