bgr_949993 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER V Unité

MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER V Unité VF

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Type : Unité

Date: c. 295 AC.

Mint name / Town : Amphipolis, Macédoine

Metal : copper

Diameter : 16,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,82 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Portrait agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

Laffaille318 - BMC.- - GC.- - Alpha bank- - SNG. Bar-

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête imberbe d’Héraklès (Hercule) à droite, coiffée de la léonté nouée sous le cou.

Reverse

Reverse description : Cavalier nu, la chlamyde flottant sur les épaules galopant à droite : sous les jambes du cheval, un kyrekeion (caducée) placé verticalement.

Reverse legend : ALE/ B-A

Commentary

Poids léger.

Historical background

MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER V

(297/296 - 295 BC)

Alexander is the son of Cassander and Thessaloniké. He is also the brother of Philippe IV and Antipater. Through his mother, he is also the nephew of Alexander III the Great. After the death of his older brother, the kingdom is shared between Alexander V and his brother Antipater. Antipater eliminates his mother who favored his brother. Alexander appeals to his powerful neighbors Pyrrhus and Demetrius Poliorcetes. Pyrrhus easily gets rid of Antipater. Alexander V and Demetrius come into conflict and finally Alexander V is assassinated in 294 BC in Larissa.

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