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josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 5:52 pm Hi I have this Alexander Drachm and am wondering where this coin was minted and if it is a lifetime issue.i bought this coin about 5 years ago in a lot on nice silver coins and really like the detail. It is 4.2 g and 17mm Thanks Joseph Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 8:26 pm I'm not 100% but the mint mark looks like a club, that would make the mint Macedonia. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 8:42 pm I believe it's a spearhead in the reverse right. At left looks like a sloppy rendition of a caduceus over a monogram. Perhaps a Colophon mint issue, 323-319 BC, like the one below? (The spearhead is hard to see on the linked example due to wear, but it's in the description): http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=298521 http://www.coinproject.com/siteimag...2-1757-r.jpg http://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=28698 Report this Post to the Staff
josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 9:12 pm Here is a close up off the mint mark. it looks like a club Report this Post to the Staff
josephrg Valued Member United States 234 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 9:25 pm Thanks Bob it is a spear head the detail on this coin is almost perfect except for being off center cutting off part of the bird in his hand Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/09/2017 9:33 pm Yeah that is a spear head, I could see that with the better picture. Report this Post to the Staff
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