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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8090645, member: 118780&quot;]I should also note that, after further research, though my theory above about the end of Kassander&#039;s coinage may be true, I have to discount it since I have no way to prove it, and every auction house and scholar currently agrees that it ended with his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m also unsure whether Antipater I minted <i>any</i> coins. When Philip IV died, Antipater I was eldest and should have received Macedonia, but their mother Thessalonike (sister to Alexander III) sided with Alexander V. This royally pissed Antipater off, so he murdered her (differing accounts on whether this was immediate or after a year or two). There was a civil war, which Alexander V won, but he felt his situation precarious enough that he asks for help from Demetrios. Antipater, for his part, requested assistance from Lysimachos. Both Demetrios and Lysimachos wound up killing the one who asked for their help. Therefore, it&#039;s uncertain whether Antipater ever had the authority and/or time to mint his own coins. Since Philip IV and Alexander V both minted in their own names, and coins with &quot;Ant&quot; or &quot;Antipater&quot; have never been found, I&#039;m assuming no.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe the following though:</p><ol> <li>The &quot;axe&quot; coinage (uses a double-axe as a mint mark) was issued neither during the time of Philip IV nor Alexander V. They belong to much earlier issues from Lydia/Caria. Usually they&#039;re attributed as such, but are occasionally misattributed.</li> <li>Coinage from Alexander V and Philip IV exists. My Philip IV has shipped, while I now believe that Laffaille 318 <i>is</i> Alexander V. I know of two copies - one in unknown private hands and one at Yale. I believe there are more.</li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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