Historical Greek Coins
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eU., PL 64, 2.
It is generally supposed that the huge currency most commonly associated with the name of Alexander the Great was not issued until his in- vasion of Asia. But. it is diflScult to suppose that the enormous amount of gold produced by the mines at Crenides was not at once turned into coin ; and therefore, unless Alexander went on issuing coins with his father's types, we must admit that gold staters like No. 58 were issued from 336 onwards.
As regards silver, Imhoof-Blumer has attri...buted to the first years of Alexander a series of coins of which the chief type is the eagle on a thunderbolt.
If his attribution is correct, this coinage can only have lasted a very short time.
The types of Athena and Nike are quite new to the Macedonian coinage. Their general appropri- ateness to Alexander's scheme of conquest is obvious — ^nearly as obvious as that of the type of Heracles and the giant in Napoleon's medal of the 'Descente en Angleterre.' It has further been remarked^ that the deities who now appeared on Alexander's coins had been most prominent as champions of the Greek side against the Trojan; and that the deities to whom Alexander sacrificed ^ Gardner, Tffpea, p.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
eU., PL 64, 2.
It is generally supposed that the huge currency most commonly associated with the name of Alexander the Great was not issued until his in- vasion of Asia. But. it is diflScult to suppose that the enormous amount of gold produced by the mines at Crenides was not at once turned into coin ; and therefore, unless Alexander went on issuing coins with his father's types, we must admit that gold staters like No. 58 were issued from 336 onwards.
As regards silver, Imhoof-Blumer has attri...buted to the first years of Alexander a series of coins of which the chief type is the eagle on a thunderbolt.
If his attribution is correct, this coinage can only have lasted a very short time.
The types of Athena and Nike are quite new to the Macedonian coinage. Their general appropri- ateness to Alexander's scheme of conquest is obvious — ^nearly as obvious as that of the type of Heracles and the giant in Napoleon's medal of the 'Descente en Angleterre.' It has further been remarked^ that the deities who now appeared on Alexander's coins had been most prominent as champions of the Greek side against the Trojan; and that the deities to whom Alexander sacrificed ^ Gardner, Tffpea, p.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 to read onlineMoreLess
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