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Alexander III The Great Lifetime Issue?

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 Posted 10/27/2023  5:41 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Dmille2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
i purchased this coin and I want to believe its true but it was only $20
im told that it was struck under Antipater circa 332-323 bc
head of herakles and rev club above bow in bow case I believe.
18mm 5.98g

All help appreciated.
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 Posted 10/27/2023  8:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingwater to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Difficult to say because it's so worn, pics not in focus and obverse off center. Go to acsearch.info, I found similar ones attributed to Amphipolis mint, lifetime issue under Antipater. A lot of Alexander's coins were struck posthumously.
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 Posted 10/27/2023  9:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@dmi, is your coin as coppery in color as the pics suggest?
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 Posted 10/27/2023  10:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dmille2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
No it's actually pretty dark that's why I had to to use extra lighting.
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 Posted 10/28/2023  06:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Ok yes I had been thinking this coin was only issued in silver, but seem to have been wrong about that. See this example on acsearch for comparison:

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2606431

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can weigh in on your coin.
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 Posted 10/28/2023  09:16 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dmille2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i think you nailed it. I also believe its made of bronze. appreciate the knowledge on acsearch as well!
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