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KINGS OF MACEDON. Alexander III 'the Great', 336-323 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18.5 mm, 4.23 g, 1 h), Chios, circa 290-275. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ Zeus seated to left on a throne with a high back, holding eagle in his outstretched right hand and long scepter in his left; in field to left, monogram over bunch of grapes. Bauslaugh, Posthumous, Series 2A. HGC 6, 1131. Price 2317. Toned; unusual depiction of the lion's skin headdress. Obverse very slightly off-center, otherwise, very fine.
The coin is part of a series that has been connected by Price with the military activities of Lysimachos and Seleukos that led to the battle of Kurupedion (281 BC). The latter part of the series might reflect the turmoil caused by the Celtic invasion of Asia Minor.
The coin is part of a series that has been connected by Price with the military activities of Lysimachos and Seleukos that led to the battle of Kurupedion (281 BC). The latter part of the series might reflect the turmoil caused by the Celtic invasion of Asia Minor.