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Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt: Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-222 BCE) Æ Triobol, Alexandreia (Svoronos 965; SNG Copenhagen 173-5)Obv: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right
Rev: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; filleted cornucopia to left, XP monogram between legs
Dim: 29.5mm, 23.27 g, 12h
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Kings of Bithynia: Prusias II Cynegos (182-149 BCE) Æ Unit (SNG von Aulock 258; SNG Copenhagen 631; HGC 7, 634)Obv: Head of Prusias II to right, wearing winged diadem
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠPOVΣIOV; Herakles standing left, holding club and lion skin; monogram to inner right
Dim: 18.41mm, 3.08 g
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (110-109 BCE) Æ18, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 2368.5; SNG Spaer 2701-2)Obv: Laureate head of bearded Herakles right
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΦIΛOΠATOΡOΣ; Athena standing left, holding Nike in right and resting left hand on shield at her side, with spear behind her; monogram above aphlaston in outer left field, uncertain date in exergue
Dim: 18mm, 5.02g, 1h
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Ionia, Erythrai: Anonymous (550-500 BCE) EL Hekte (SNG Kayhan 737–8; SNG von Aulock 1942; Boston MFA 1806–7)Obv: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square; two quarters partially filled-in
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Pamphylia, Aspendus: Anonymous (ca. 465-430 BCE) AR Stater (SNG France 3, 12)Obv: Helmeted nude hoplite warrior advancing right, shield in left hand, spear forward in right; countermark on lower right
Rev: EΣ-TFFΔI, triskeles clockwise; lion crouching left below in background, ΠΦ below lion, all within incuse square
Dim: 19mm, 2h
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Ionia, Erythrai: Anonymous (ca. 325-280 BCE) AR Obol (SNG Copenhagen 586; SNG von Aulock 1951)Obv: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: EPYΘ / ΔIOΓEIΘH Club and bow in bowcaseQuant.Geek
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Thracian Kingdom: Lysimachos (306-281 BCE) Æ Unit, Lysimachia? (SNG Copenhagen 1168-1169; HGC 3.2, 1761)Obv: Head of young Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress
Rev: ΒΑΣΙ ΛΥΣΙ, Wreath of grain ears
Dim: 13 mm, 2.08 g, 10 hQuant.Geek
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Thracian Kingdom: Lysimachos (306-281 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Mint (Müller 74; SNG Copenhagen 1152)Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: Lion charging right; below, monogram and spearhead
Dim: 18 mm, 3.89 g, 7 hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philipp II (359-336 BCE) Æ Unit (SNG Cop. 620)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: [Φ]ΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; club between legendQuant.Geek
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Lydia, Sardeis: Anonymous (ca. 133-1 BCE) Æ Unit (BMC 45; SNG Cop 469; Imhoof MG 30)Obv: Bearded head of youthful Herakles right, wearing lion's skin around neck
Rev: ΣAPΔIANΩN; Amphora, monogram in lower right field
Dim: 3.54g; 15 mm
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip V (221-179 BCE) Æ Unit (SNG Alpha Bank 1090-1; Touratsoglou, Macedonia 14; SNG München 1163; SNG Cop. 1250-1251)Obv: Head of youthful Herakles to right, wearing lion skin
Rev: BA Φ; Two goats kneeling to right, corn of ear belowQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Demetrios I Poliorketes (306-283 BCE) Æ Unit, Salamis (Newell, Demetrius 20; SNG Alpha Bank 945; SNG Cop. 1194)Obv: Head of Athena to right wearing Corinthian helmet
Rev: BA; Prow of a galley to right, monogram below
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Istros, Moesia: Anonymous (4th Century BC) Drachm (SNG BM Black Sea 255)Obv: Facing male heads, the right inverted.
Rev: IΣTPIH; Sea-eagle facing left, grasping dolphin with talons; Δ monogram below.Quant.Geek
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Ionia, Kolophon: Anonymous (ca. 530-500 BCE) AR Twelfth Stater (Kim & Kroll p. 73; SNG Kayhan 342; SNG von Aulock 1808–9; SNG Berry 1039)Obv: Archaic head left
Rev: Rough incuse square
Dim: 7mm, 0.75 g
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Ancient Greece: Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) AE20 Unit, Uncertain Mint (SNG ANS 850; Mionnet I, 750)Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia.
Rev.: ΦILIΠΠOY, Naked youth on horse prancing right on ground line, spearhead below.
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip II (359-336 BCE) Æ 1/4 Unit (SNG ANS 979)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠ-ΠΟΥ, club; above, spearhead
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Macedonian Kingdom: Anonymous (ca. 187-31 BCE) Æ Unit, Pella (SNG ANS 598-609)Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right
Rev: ΠEΛ-ΛHΣ; Bull grazing right; below, monogram
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Macedonian Kingdom: Amyntas III (393-370/69 BCE) Æ Unit, Aigai or Pella (Westermark, Remarks, type 2; SNG ANS 47-8; SNG Alpha Bank 231-5)Obv: Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: AMYN-T-A; Forepart of boar right; club above
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Macedonian Kingdom: Amphipolis (148-132 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Macedonian Mint (SNG ANS 120-2)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev:AMΦIΠOΛITΩN, lion standing right; club below, monogram to right
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Macedonian Kingdom: Perdikkas III (365-359 BCE) Æ Hemiobol (SNG Alpha Bank 240-51; SNG ANS 114-9)Obv: Head of Herakles in lion skin headdress to right
Rev: ΠΕΡΔΙΚ; Lion standing right breaking javelin with his jaws
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Sicily, Akragas: Anonymous (ca. 425-406 BCE) Æ Hemilitron (SNG ANS 1065)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress, within circular counterstamp
Rev: Blank
Dim: 28.46 mm, 15.82 gm
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip V (221-179 BCE) AR Hemidrachm, Pella or Amphipolis (Mamroth, Bronzemünzen 25a; SNG Alpha Bank 1116)Obv: Head of Heracles right, with thick beard and mustache, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied before neck
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; horizontal harpa; ΔI monogram above, all within oak wreath
Dim: 22mm, 5.97 gm, 8hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip V (221-179 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Macedonian Mint (SNG Alpha Bank 1115)Obv: Radiate head of Helios right
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; Winged thunderbolt within oak-wreath tied at left; above, AI monogram
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Cilicia, Seleukeia: Anonymous (2nd-1st centuries BCE) Æ Unit (SNG BN 914)Obv: Helmeted and draped bust of Athena right; HP monogram to left, palm frond to right
Rev: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; two monograms to left
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Macedonian Kingdom: Perseus (179-168 BCE) Æ18 (Sear 6808; Draganov 760)Obv: Head of Herakles wearing the lion's skin headdress
Rev: Youth on horse back right, with B A above and to the right of the horse, and E[P] in front of the horse, two Greek letter monograms below the horse
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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch (Sear 676A; MIBE 89)Obv: Sear Monogram 20 of Phocas
Rev: Large Є; cross to right
Dim: 14 mm, 1.55 g
Sear Monogram 20
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Kingdom of Lydia, Persian Rule: Artaxerxes I–Darius III (ca. 450-330 BCE) AR Siglos (Sear-4682)Obv: Bearded archer (the Great King) kneeling right, holding spear and bow
Rev: Oblong punchQuant.Geek
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Seleukid Empire: Demetrius II (120-96 BCE) AR Drachm, Seleucia in Pieria (HGC 9, 982; SC 1927.1; SNG Spaer 1634 )Obv: Diademed head of Demetrius righ
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ; anchor upwards, lily symbol on crossbar to left
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Seleukid Empire: Seleukos I Nikator (312 -281 BCE) AR Quarter Stater – Half Shekel, Babylon II (SC 89a; HGC 9, 69)Obv: Baal seated left, holding scepter
Rev: Lion walking left; anchor above
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos I Soter (281-261 BCE) Æ Unit, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 351.2; HGC 9, 169)Obv: Diademed head of Antiochos I to right
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ; Apollo seated left on omphalos, testing arrow and resting hand on grounded bow
Dim: 15 mm, 3.38 g, 4 hQuant.Geek
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos I Soter (281-261 BCE) Æ Half Chalkous, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 342; HGC 9, 196)Obv: Macedonian shield with anchor in central boss and six double crescents around
Rev: BA AN; Forepart of a war elephant to right; upright jawbone to left, club to right; ME monogram to the lower left field
Dim: 10.5 mm, 1.53 g, 3 hQuant.Geek
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Seleukid Empire: Philip I Philadelphus (95-75 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Antioch? (SC 2464; HGC 9, 1320)Obv: Diademed head of Philip right
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding Nilke and scepter, monogram below throne, Π in exergue; all within wreath
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos IX Eusebes Philopator (114-95 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Antioch (SC 2363a; HGC 9, 1228i)Obv: Diademed head right
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ; Athena Nikephoros standing left; to outer left, monogram above A; A to inner right; all within wreath
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos VIII Epiphanes (120-96 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Uncertain Mint 116 in Cilicia or Northern Syria (SC 2294.3; HGC 9, 1197c)Obv: Diademed head right
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ; Zeus Ouranios standing left, holding star and scepter; two monograms to outer left; N in exergue; all within wreath
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos VI Dionysos (144-142 BCE) Æ Serrate, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 2007a; HGC 9, 1048)Obv: Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VI right
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛNTIOXOY in two lines above, EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY in two lines below; Panther standing left, with broken spear in jaws; to right, ΣTA above cornucopia
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos VI Dionysos (144-142 BCE) Æ Serrate, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 2006; HGC 9, 1043)Obv: Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos VI right
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛNTIOXOY in two lines above, EΠIΦANOYΣ ΔIONYΣOY in two lines below; Elephant advancing left, holding torch in trunk; to right, ΣTA above cornucopia
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Seleukid Empire: Alexander I Balas (152-145 BCE) Æ Unit, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 1790.4b; HGC 9, 899; SNG Spaer 1473)Obv: Head of Alexander Balas to right wearing flanged Boeotian helmet
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY; Nike standing left holding wreath and palm; in outer left field, ear of grain; ΛYB monogram in inner left and A on the exergue
Dim: 18.5 mm, 5.70 g, 1 hQuant.Geek
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BCE) Æ Unit, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 1413; HGC 9, 643)Obv: Laureate head of Zeus-Serapis right, wearing tainia with Osiris cap at tip
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ; Eagle standing right on thunderbolt
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 BCE) Æ Serrate, Antioch on the Orontes (SC 1407; SNG Spaer 969)Obv: Veiled and diademed bust of Queen Laodice IV right
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY; Head of elephant left; tripod behindQuant.Geek
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Seleukid Empire: Antiochos III the Great (222-187 BCE) AR drachm, Apameia on the Orontes (SC 1065.2; HGC 9.453a)Obv: Diademed head to right
Rev: Elephant standing to right; monograms above and below; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ in exergue
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Pontos, Amisos: Time of Mithradates VI Eupator (ca. 100-85 BCE) AE Unit (RG 15; HGC 7, 237)Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right
Rev: AMIΣOY; Eagle, head right, with wings spread, standing left on thunderbolt; monogram to leftQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Macedonian Mint (Price ???)Obv: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: B A; bow in bow-case and club
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip III (323-317 BCE) AR Drachm, Colophon (Price P44; Muller P51)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and scepter, lyre in left field, monogram below throne
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BCE) AR Hemidrachm, Marathus (Price P166)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, left leg drawn back, feet on stool, eagle in right hand, scepter in left; NKA monogram in left field, APK monogram under strut
Dim: 14mm, 1.89 gm, 1h
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Macedonian Kingdom: Kassander – Antigonos II Gonatas (ca. 310-275 BCE) AR Drachm (Price 862A)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left on throne with back; aphlaston in left field
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Macedonian Kingdom: Demetrios I Poliorketes (306-283 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Corinth (Price 691; Noe, Sicyon 29.4 ) Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; aphlaston in left field, ΔO below throne
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Kings of Paeonia: Audoleon (ca. 315-286 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Damastion or Astibos Mint (Price 654; Waggoner, Reflexions, Issue XII, dies 26/c; Peykov E4320; HGC 3.1, 157)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; HP monogram in left field
Dim: 26.5mm, 17.03 g, 9hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Antigonos II Gonatas (276-239 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Pella (Price 564)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, torch below throne
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Macedonian Kingdom: Kassander (317-298 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis (Price 468; Ehrhardt 36)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, Λ above torch; kantharos below throne
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Macedonian Kingdom: Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia (320-306 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Babylon (Price 3722)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram in wreath; below throne, AX monogramQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Antigonos I Monophthalmos (320-301 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Uncertain mint in Syria or Phoenicia (Price 3575)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and scepter, boar in left field
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Seleukid Empire: Seleukos I Nikator (312 -281 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Babylon II (Price 3349; SC C94.7d; HGC 9, 10g)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding eagle and scepter; anchor and monogram to left; Î below throne
Dim: 28mm, 17.19 g, 8h
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Arados (Price 3332; SNG Alpha Bank 675; SNG Saroglos 579-81)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue, kerykeion in left field, AP monogram below throne
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Arados (Price 3332; SNG Alpha Bank 675; SNG Saroglos 579-81)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue, kerykeion in left field, AP monogram
Dim: 25 mm, 17.13 g, 3 hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Hemidrachm, Arados (Price 3318; HGC 3.1, 947b)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue, Σ in left field, AP monogram below throne
Dim: 14 mm, 1.97 g
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Myriandros or Issos (Price 3230a)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above club in wreath and globule; monogram below throne; AΛEΞANΔPOY to rightQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Hemiobol, Tarsus (Price 3030)Obv: Head of Herakles in lion's skin headdress to right
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY franked by bow in case and club; above club, grape bunch on stern and N
Dim: 17.5 mm, 6.84 g, 8 hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Hemiobol, Tarsus (Price 3029; Müller 1539; SNG Copenhagen 1058)Obv: Head of Herakles in lion's skin headdress to right
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY franked by bow in case and club; above club, grape bunch on stern and Θ
Dim: 19 mm, 7.32 g, 3 h
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Western Asian Mint (Price 2800) Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; Bow in bow-case and club; below, race-torch leftQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) Æ Unit, Uncertain Western Asian Mint (Price 2799)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ; Bow in bow-case and club; below, race-torch left; c/m: uncertain object (possibly horse's head right) within circular incuse
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Ionia, Miletos: Anonymous (295-275 BCE) AR Drachm (Price 2151; Marcellesi 29)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, MI (civic) monogram in left field
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BCE) AR Drachm, Miletos (Price 2100; ADM I Series III)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, grain ear in left fieldQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philoxenos (325-323 BCE) 🜇 Tetradrachm, Miletos (Price 2085; ADM I Series I)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; thunderbolt in left field, monogram below throne
Wanted a cool coin that has a test cut :-P
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III 'the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Drachm, Magnesia on the Maeander (Price 2009)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram; in exergue, maeander pattern
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Macedonian Kingdom: Antigonos I Monophthalmos, as Strategos of Asia (320-306/5 BCE) AR Drachm, Magnesia (Price 1965)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, owl standing right, head facing; monogram below throne
Dim: 16mm, 4.30 g, 1hQuant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BCE) AR Drachm, Kolophon (Price 1754)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; kerykeion in left field, spearhead in outer right field
This reverse die used for this coin was originally used to strike the previous issue, Price 1753, with vertical barley grain below the throne. Here one can see the remnant of the barley grain after an attempt was made to “erase” it in the die. Moreover, this coin was struck from the same obverse die as the plate coin for Price 1753.
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Aeolis, Temnos: Magistrates Echenikos and Geitas (ca. 150-143 BCE) AR Tetradrachm (Price 1690)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, EXENI/KOΣ in two lines above oinochoe within vine tendril; ΓEI/TAΣ in two lines below throne
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Drachm, Abydus (Price 1534; Muller 1626)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: AΛEΞANΔPOY; Zeus enthroned facing left holding eagle and scepter, monogram in left field, monogram below throne
Early Posthumous issue
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Macedonian Kingdom: Alexander III ' the Great' (336-323 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Odessus (Price 1181a; Muller 419)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY to right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ in exergue, monogram to left, monogram below throneQuant.Geek
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THRACE, Odessos. Circa 280-225 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.44 g, 11h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedonia. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; in left field, monogram above civic monogram. Topalov, Odesos 23; Price 1151; HGC 3.2, 1584. Quant.Geek
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Macedonian Kingdom: Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317 BCE) AR Tetradrachm, Amphipolis (Price 109)Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress
Rev: Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ around; Athena Promachos facing right in left fieldQuant.Geek
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Mysia, Kyzikos: Anonymous (ca. 450-400 BCE) AR Obol (SNG BN 378)Obv: Forepart of boar left, with Ǝ on shoulder; to right, tunny upward
Rev: Head of roaring lion left within incuse square
Dim: 12.27 mm, 0.86 g
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Kings of Thrace: Lysimachos (305-281 BCE) AE Unit, Uncertain Mint in Thrace (SNG Copenhagen 1153; Müller 76)Obv: Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet
Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY; Lion leaping right; below, kerykeion, monogram and spearhead
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