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B. V. Head, Historia Numorum: A Manual of Greek Numismatics, 2nd ed.（1911）

Barclay V. Head (edition held by the Internet Archive)

Claims Supported by This Source

  1. The silver tetradrachms of Philip II feature the head of Zeus / a youth on horseback. The reverse designs are mostly related to athletic contests (pp. 223–224).
  2. In some regions, silver coins with Alexander's name and designs continued to be struck for several hundred years after his death (p. 227).
  3. Lysimachus (306–281 BC) at first used Alexander's designs, later the head of the deified Alexander with the horns of Ammon / a seated Athena holding Nike (pp. 284–285).
  4. Egypt's silver standard shifted from Attic to Phoenician shortly after 305 BC (p. 846). The head of Ptolemy I appears in the period 305–285 BC (p. 849).
  5. The 20-stater medallion of Eucratides is the largest surviving ancient gold coin and is in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris (pp. 838–839).
  6. Silver coins with portraits of the Persian satraps Tissaphernes (c. 411 BC) and Pharnabazus (410 BC) (p. 597, following Babelon).

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