Alexander III the Great; shield/helmet
70,00 €
Description
Macedonian Kingdom, Alexander III the Great (336 – 323 BC). Uncertain mint in Macedon; struck under Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander, ca 325-310 BC. Macedonian shield, boss decorated with thunderbolt with pellets above and below / Macedonian helmet, monogram below; B-A.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 4,04 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Price 413 |
| Commentary: | dark patina with some deposits, well centered, good detail |
Historical Context
There was a rumour in the 4th century BC, that Alexander the Great was poisoned by Antipater, leter regent of whole empire, and his son Kasander.
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