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ID: |
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79000155 |
| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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MACEDONIAN KINGS |
| Issuer: |
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Alexander III |
| Date Ruled: |
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336-323 BC
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Diobol |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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332-326 BC |
| Weight: |
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1.37 g |
| Die Axis: |
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1 h |
| Obverse Description: |
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Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress |
| Reverse Legend: |
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ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ∙Υ |
| Reverse Description: |
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Wreath between two eagles standing confronted on thunderbolt |
| Mint: |
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Amphipolis |
| Primary Reference: |
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Price 0016 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=126666 |
| Special Comments: |
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Lifetime issue, struck under Antipater. |
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Grade:
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gVF |
| Notes: |
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Extremely rare. In Troxell’s study of the Macedonian mint, she concluded that Price’s description of this type, as bearing a wreath, was mistaken. All of the examples known to her had a leaf, rather than wreath, including the coin Price used in his plates. This coin, however, vindicates Price, as it clearly has a wreath. Accordingly, this type belongs to Troxell’s group B3, which has the wreath symbol. |
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