Typical Argead features?
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:14 pm
One of my Google alerts pointed to the coin of Amyntas III, grandfather of Alexander. I followed the link, curious to see how the Macedonian pre-Alexander coins looked like. Here is the link http://www.ebay.ca/itm/231637490981?rmvSB=true (please scroll down for the images of both sides of the coin). It was a complete surprise for me. Amynta's coin, with the image of Heracles, looked exactly like Alexander's coins.
Now I wonder if this similarity of images is due to some typical Argead features (family features) or maybe I am just imagining things. Heracles on this coin of Amynta looks so much as the similar coins of Alexander as Heracles. Am I seeing something that is not there or some others also see common familial features?
Now I wonder if this similarity of images is due to some typical Argead features (family features) or maybe I am just imagining things. Heracles on this coin of Amynta looks so much as the similar coins of Alexander as Heracles. Am I seeing something that is not there or some others also see common familial features?