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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 8003128, member: 118780&quot;]Recently, while looking through my coins, I wondered about the dating by kings. Here&#039;s an example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1388379[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. Struck under Laomedon, in the types of Alexander III. Sidon, dated RY 15 of Abdalonymos = 319/8 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ to right, O (date) in left field, ΣI below throne. Price P175; Newell, Dated 45; DCA 878. 16.95g, 26mm, 12h.</p><p>Ex Roma.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, this coin was minted after Alexander III&#039;s death, under Laomedon - who was the current satrap at the time. Laomedon was appointed to the post by Alexander, and retained it under the partition at Triparidisus.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the coin&#039;s dated as the 15th year of Abdalonymos, who was reputed to be a gardener chosen by Hephaistion to rule Sidon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was Abdalonymos still around at this time, and was still ruling Sidon? In other words, was Abdalonymos the King (mayor) of Sidon, while Laomedon was the satrap (governor) of Syria? Note that I&#039;m a bit doubtful of the Laomedon attribution, as I believe he was chased out by Ptolemy I by this time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1388377[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Tetradrachm. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Menes. Tyre, dated RY 29 of Azemilkos = 321/0 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ to right, -|O (Phoenician &#039;K = &#039;Ozmilk [king of Tyre]) above ||| ||| =/||| (Phoenician date [29]) in left field. Price 3275 (Ake); Newell, Dated 32 (same); DCA 737; HGC 3.1, 941 (Alexander IV). 17.03g, 26mm, 6h.</p><p>Ex Roma</p><p><br /></p><p>Azemilkos ruled Tyre during Alexander&#039;s siege, and his life was spared after the battle. However, per the sages of Wikipedia, he was replaced by Abdalonymos. This one seems a bit more complicated, and one of the following looks to be the case. Note that the Menes attribution also seems odd, since from what I read we don&#039;t really know for how long he had the satrapy.</p><ol> <li>Azemilkos was no longer King of Tyre, but the locals were used to numbering years by his reign, so they kept doing it.</li> <li>The sages of Wikipedia were mistaken. Abdalonymos was given Sidon, and not both Sidon and Tyre. Azemilkos remained King of Tyre under the satrap, Menes. Presumably Sidon and Tyre were in separate satrapies.</li> <li>Roma messed up the attributions</li> <li>I&#039;m just one confused person.</li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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