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MACEDON, SILVER TETRADRACHM OF ALEXANDER III, Samos, ca. 200 BC, 16.694g, 12h. Price 2448. Rare. Attractively toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a very broad flan. Choice extremely fine. Numismatic Fine Arts 1981 (10) lot 114
The Alexandrine coinage of Samos is closely related to that of other East Greek cities - particularly Rhodes. Its introduction may be either Philip V's conquest of the island in 201, or the establishment of a Rhodian protectorate over Samos in 197 by Flamininus.
The Alexandrine coinage of Samos is closely related to that of other East Greek cities - particularly Rhodes. Its introduction may be either Philip V's conquest of the island in 201, or the establishment of a Rhodian protectorate over Samos in 197 by Flamininus.