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<p>[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8090619, member: 118780"]Thanks Mammothtooth. Generally, the following five are the ones most go after. They're the easiest to identify since they minted coins in their own names, and all were important players.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seleukos I Nikator</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406068[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Kassander</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lysimachos</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406070[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Demetrios I Poliorketes</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406071[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ptolemy I Soter</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406072[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, this isn't even all the major players. For example, both Antipater and Antigonos I Monophthalmos issued coins, but not in their own names. My current list includes the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Those who fought against Philip II</p><p>2) Anyone who had direct contact with Alexander III</p><p>3) Anyone who dealt with at least two of the "major players" after Alexander III</p><p><br /></p><p>I've currently identified 97 people that meet the above, 83 of which I've acquired. I'm starting to think it would have been a lot easier to just collect all the Roman emperors... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kirispupis, post: 8090619, member: 118780"]Thanks Mammothtooth. Generally, the following five are the ones most go after. They're the easiest to identify since they minted coins in their own names, and all were important players. Seleukos I Nikator [ATTACH=full]1406068[/ATTACH] Kassander [ATTACH=full]1406069[/ATTACH] Lysimachos [ATTACH=full]1406070[/ATTACH] Demetrios I Poliorketes [ATTACH=full]1406071[/ATTACH] Ptolemy I Soter [ATTACH=full]1406072[/ATTACH] Of course, this isn't even all the major players. For example, both Antipater and Antigonos I Monophthalmos issued coins, but not in their own names. My current list includes the following: 1) Those who fought against Philip II 2) Anyone who had direct contact with Alexander III 3) Anyone who dealt with at least two of the "major players" after Alexander III I've currently identified 97 people that meet the above, 83 of which I've acquired. I'm starting to think it would have been a lot easier to just collect all the Roman emperors... :)[/QUOTE]
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