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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2684796, member: 74968"]So, I was watching the Saint Paul Antiques Auction and I won the following coin. It is a lifetime tet of Alexander the great. I have wanted one of these for my historical figures collection and I am pleased with this one. It is far from perfect but that is okay. It is obvious it has been around a bit in its very long history. To me that just enhances the story of this coin. It also means I did not have to pay top price for an ef example. This one will do just fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the toning and I really like the Janiform vase. It is a shame it does not have the full name...but one cannot have everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your tets of Alexander.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kings of Macedon, Alexander III ‘the Great' (336-323 BC). AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.00g, 9h). Amphipolis, c. 332-326 BC. Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin. R/ Zeus Aëtophoros seated l.; janiform head in l. field. Price 6; Troxell, Studies, Issue A3. Some roughness, VF</p><p><br /></p><p>Saint Paul Antiques Auction 2 Lot 10, March 18, 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]600897[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2684796, member: 74968"]So, I was watching the Saint Paul Antiques Auction and I won the following coin. It is a lifetime tet of Alexander the great. I have wanted one of these for my historical figures collection and I am pleased with this one. It is far from perfect but that is okay. It is obvious it has been around a bit in its very long history. To me that just enhances the story of this coin. It also means I did not have to pay top price for an ef example. This one will do just fine. I like the toning and I really like the Janiform vase. It is a shame it does not have the full name...but one cannot have everything. Please post your tets of Alexander. Kings of Macedon, Alexander III ‘the Great' (336-323 BC). AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.00g, 9h). Amphipolis, c. 332-326 BC. Head of Herakles r., wearing lion skin. R/ Zeus Aëtophoros seated l.; janiform head in l. field. Price 6; Troxell, Studies, Issue A3. Some roughness, VF Saint Paul Antiques Auction 2 Lot 10, March 18, 2017. [ATTACH=full]600897[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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