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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3010027, member: 82322&quot;]Although the Β Α inscription seems to indicate Alexander the Great, there is a good chance these shield/helmet bronzes were issued by Demetrius.&nbsp; They seem related to the towns he held.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]746368[/ATTACH] </p><p>&quot;In the name of Alexander the Great?&quot; Circa 293-286 BC? 4g 17mm</p><p>The symbol on the left of the helmet is a Rose (!!!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard Ashton believes the rose issue is from Sardes, based on the number of specimens in regional Turkish museums. Martin Price had assigned the rose variety in his “Miletus or Mylasa” section.</p><p><br /></p><p>Salamis in Cyprus was apparently the most prolific mint for this type. Perhaps the chronology of the issue can be suggested from the history of Salamis. Demetrios I of Macedon defeated Ptolemy in a naval battle in 306 BC and captured Cyprus. Kaunos, another mint for the type, was on the mainland near Rhodes; in 305 Demetrios besieged Rhodes and it makes sense that he would have had some kind of base near Rhodes to launch attacks from. As Demetrios held Salamis and probably Kaunos it would be satisfying to connect him with this issue. An explanation involving Demetrios would also make sense if the rose symbol referred to the Rhodes campaign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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