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Macedonian Kingdom, Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV, 323 - 317 B.C.
Struck shortly after Alexander's death during the joint reign of Alexander's mentally disabled half-brother, Philip III, and Alexander's infant son with Roxana, Alexander IV. Kolophon also struck coins during this period in the name of Philip. Traditionally coins naming Alexander have been attributed to Alexander III the Great, but undoubtedly the Alexander named on this coin was the infant son of Roxana, Alexander IV. The two were made joint kings by Alexander's generals who only intended to use them as pawns. Philip III was imprisoned upon his return to Macedonia, and in 317 B.C. he was executed under orders from Olympias. Olympias was Alexander the Great's mother and Alexander IV's grandmother, but not Philip III's mother. Alexander IV and his mother Roxana were executed by the boy's regent, Kassander, in 311 B.C. The ruins of Kolophon are south of the town Degirmendere Fev in the Menderes district of Izmir Province, Turkey.GS71651. Silver drachm, Price 1751, Müller Alexander 314, SNG Cop 947, SNG Munchen 501, SNG Alpha Bank 605, SNG Saroglos 728, VF, well centered and struck, bumps and marks, Kolophon (near Degirmendere Fev, Turkey) mint, weight 4.213g, maximum diameter 16.9mm, die axis 0o, Menander or Kleitos, c. 323 - 319 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left, feet on footstool, right foot drawn back, nude to waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, barley kernel under throne strut, spear-head upward outer right; SOLD
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