E-auction 94-48835 - bgr_343373 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER V Unité
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 41 € |
| Maximum bid : | 41 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 February 2015 15:02:00 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Unité
Date: c. 295 AC.
Mint name / Town : Amphipolis, Macédoine
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,73 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan bien centré des deux côtés. Très beau portrait d’Héraklès. Joli revers de style fin. Belle patine verte
Catalogue references :
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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