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MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 03/02/2013 2:50 pm Roman Imperials are my main focus of collecting but as a side diversion, I have decided to put together a small collection of notable figures in world history. This coin of Alexander will be part of that collection. Not the best condition but it was cheap. Might have to upgrade it at a later time. Alexander III the Great (336 - 321 B.C.) AE 18, 336 - 323 B.C., Pella?, 18.2mm, 7.69g, 90Â°, Sear 6741. Obv: Head of Heracles right wearing lion skin. Rev: AÎ›EÎžANÎ"POY Thunderbolt, club, bow and case. Edited by MartiVltori 03/02/2013 3:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/02/2013 3:06 pm Very nice coin, excellent details. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 03/02/2013 4:15 pm Congrats on your first Greek! It's a nice one. Neat idea to collect some notable characters and add to or upgrade as time goes by. Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 03/02/2013 5:35 pm Quote: Neat idea to collect some notable characters and add to or upgrade as time goes by. Thanks Doucet. I thought it would be a fun one to do. The ones I have in mind so far are: Darius I & Xerxes I Philip II of Macedon Alexander III the Great Qin Shi Huang Scipio Africanus Cleopatra VII Marc Antony (I will include some of my Romans here like Augustus, Marcus Aurelius Constaintine I and Julius Caesar when I finally get that one) Justinian I Heraclius Basil II Richard I the Lionheart Edward I Longshanks Henry V Ferdinand II and Isabella I Henry VIII Elizabeth I Louis XIV Peter I the Great George III Catherine II the Great Joseph II NapolÃ©on Bonaparte Queen Victoria There are a few others I would really like to include but will likely not be able afford like Hannibal, William the Conquerer, Charlemagne and a few others. Edited by MartiVltori 03/02/2013 5:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 03/02/2013 6:20 pm Its a very nice Alexander and has a beautiful 'hard' green patina. One of the reasons I like bronzes so much is these were the coins of everyday life. They got used. Silver got buried under the dog house. A nice clean one is a 'find'. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 03/03/2013 01:27 am cool greek MV! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/03/2013 01:34 am MartiVitori: Interesting way to collect, and to educate someone else who may otherwise have little or no interest in numismatics. For instance my niece has a pHd in archeology with emphasis in Roman sociology, but only considers coins as a fairly minor, but essential support tool to her study. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 03/03/2013 02:49 am Congrats on your first Greek coin! Nice patina too! Report this Post to the Staff
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