Having done a lot of searching for something similar, I thought I'd put this pair to the group for your opinions and assistance.
This die-matched pair are clearly what may be termed Barbarous/Celtic/Eastern/etc., but I cannot find a direct prototype or comparative example.
Nor can I find a more positive
attribution for them, except that they are 'unofficial' Alexanders.
Both show a stylised
Head of
Herakles on the
obverse, and the
standard Zeus enthroned holding
eagle and
sceptre on the
reverse.
Weights: 16.49g (upper), 16.54g (lower). Both share the same
field symbol, a reversed Sigma (Σ), and a fairly accurate rendering of the name 'Alexander' (AΛEΞANΔΡOΥ).
Whether these are Danubian, Eastern
Celts, Arabian, or from some other origin has so far escaped my searching, including a number of publications, and various online resources such as
acsearch,
wildwinds, the 'Pella' database, and various other
auction, sales and museum sites.
I expect there is another coin out there with this same
obverse die, but in spite of finding a few that are close I am yet to find a match.
Can you
help with any
part of this
search?
Die(s)? Origin? Reference? Prototype? . . . Thoughts?
- Walter