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Macedonian Kingdom, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, 323 - 301 B.C., In the Name of Alexander
Antigonos I Monophthalmos ("the One-eyed") (strategos of Asia, 320 - 306/5 B.C., king, 306/5 - 301 B.C.) was a nobleman, general, and governor under Alexander the Great. Upon Alexander's death in 323 B.C., he established himself as one of the successors and declared himself King in 306 B.C. The most powerful satraps of the empire, Cassander, Seleucus, Ptolemy, and Lysimachus, answered by also proclaiming themselves kings. Antigonus found himself at war with all four, largely because his territory shared borders with all of them. He died in battle at Ipsus in 301 B.C. Antigonus' kingdom was divided up, with Seleucus I Nicator gaining the most. His son, Demetrius I Poliorcetes, took Macedonia, which the family held, off and on, until it was conquered by Rome in 168 B.C. -- Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGS71584. Silver drachm, Price 1979, Müller Alexander 555, SNG Munchen 565, SNG Cop -, SNG Alpha Bank -, VF, well centered, toned, porous, Ionia, Magnesia ad Maeandrum (near Tekin, Turkey) mint, weight 4.120g, maximum diameter 17.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 319 - 301 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean Lion skin, scalp over head, forepaws tied at neck; reverse Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne without back, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, eagle raised high in extended right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, AΛEΞANΔPOY downward on right, A within wreath over B left, IAY monogram under throne; rare; SOLD
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