v11_0044 - MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I Tétrobole, étalon léger
MONNAIES 11 (2002)
Starting price : 144.83 €
Estimate : 274.41 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 144.83 €
Estimate : 274.41 €
unsold lot
Type : Tétrobole, étalon léger
Date: c. 476/5-460 AC.
Mint name / Town : Macédoine, Aigai ?
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,10 g.
Rarity : R2
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante, de même qualité que ceux représentés dans l’article de Hersh. Faiblesse de frappe au revers au-dessus du casque
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire vient d’une vente Herbert Grün 29, n° 266
Obverse
Obverse legend : A.
Obverse description : Cheval libre passant à droite, levant l'antérieur gauche ; A au-dessus de l'équidé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Casque macédonien avec aigrette dans un carré linéaire ; le tout, dans un carré creux.
Commentary
Mêmes coins que l’exemplaire décrit dans le Raymond (n° 88) et que l’exemplaire de C. Hersh (n° 17). Début de cassure de coin bien visible au-dessus du cheval.
Same corners as the copy described in Raymond (no. 88) and as the copy by C. Hersh (no. 17). Start of a die break clearly visible above the horse
Same corners as the copy described in Raymond (no. 88) and as the copy by C. Hersh (no. 17). Start of a die break clearly visible above the horse
Historical background
MACEDONIA - MACEDONIAN KINGDOM - ALEXANDER I
(495-454 BC)
Alexander I traced his lineage back to Caranos, one of the Heraclides. It is this mythical king who would have founded Aigia (Ægæ). Alexander is the son of Amyntas I who reigned at the end of the 6th century BC. Alexander I, considered a Philhellene, was an ally and tributary of the Persians. After the defeat of Salamis, Mardonius, satrap of Xerxes, charged him with negotiating peace with the Greeks. His mediation in Athens failed. Favorable to the Greeks, Alexander advised them of Mardonius' plans on the eve of the Battle of Plataea (479 AC.). He is the first Macedonian king who placed his name on coins after this battle and took advantage of the confusion arising from the Persian defeat to expand his kingdom. He moved the capital to Pydna. His son, Perdiccas II (454-413 AC.) succeeded him.
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