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United States
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As I mentioned in my initial post I'm new to this and still looking for a direction. I've decided to start collecting coins from the successors of Alexander III. I'll add them to this post as I collect them. This has been posted before but I'll repost for completeness. This is from Cassander (aka Kassandros). Bronze AE 18, Pella or Amphipolis mint, 305 - 297 B.C.; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in Nemean lion scalp headdress tied at neck; reverse "BASILEWS KASSANDROU", horseman riding right, right arm raised, diagonal thunderbolt below horse, "L" right.  Here's the second coin in the series from the reign of Lysimachos. Not the best example but it was very reasonable. Bronze AE 17, 305 - 281 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Athena right; reverse "BASILEWS LUSIMACOU", lion forepart right, spear head below, caduceus and monogram left.  |
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 United States
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You picked an interesting area to pursue, there is a wide range of coin types to keep you busy for some time. I've thought about collecting one coin of each monogram from this series until I realized the the cost would be too much and I'm too poor.
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United States
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pretty AEs! here's a coin of his immediate successor and half brother philip iii.  |
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United Kingdom
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Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy I Soter, Silver Tetradrachm Obv:â€" Diademed head of Ptolemy I right wearing aegis Rev:â€" ΠΤΟΛΕΜÎ'ΙΟΥ Î'Î'ΣΙΛΕΩΣ, Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram left Minted in Alexandria, B.C. 294 Reference:â€" Svoronos 236, SNG Cop 75 14.379g, 29.9mm, 0o The following notes were provided by the dealer in their catalog description. "Struck on a briefly used standard of 21-attic obols. Broad flan. Overstruck over an Alexander tetradrachm, which had a banker's mark. Undertype visible at 4:00 on obverse. Minor chip. Rare overstrike!" The coin has the signature of the Delta artist behind the ear (between the ear and the first curl near the neck). This artist was a master craftsman and was responsible for some coins of high artistry at Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (possibly into the early reign of Ptolemy II) and produced from quite early in the reign, including one of the iconic elephant's skin headdress tetradrachm.  |
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United Kingdom
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Seleucid Kingdom, Seleukos I, Silver tetradrachm Obv:- Head of Herakles right, clad in lion head headdress Rev:- BASILEWS SELEUKOU, Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter, monogram left; Antioch mint, c. 300 B.C.; Tef:- SNG Spaer 2, WSM 923, CSE 8  |
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Netherlands
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One of my favorites: Lysimachus. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.24 gm, 29mm). Abydos mint. Struck early-mid 3rd century BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right / Athena Nikephoros seated left; to inner left, eagle standing right. Lysimachus 360 BC - - " 281 BC) was a Macedonian officer and diadochus (successor) of Alexander the Great, who became a King in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.    |
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