Kassander Overstrike on Macedonian Shield Coins

[-monolith-]

It was no secret that Kassander (Cassander) had a great disdain towards Alexander the Great after his death. Kassander became furious with his father, Antipater, when he wasn’t made heir to the empire. He therefore began to loath Alexander and his legacy. Eventually Kassander became king and he proceeded to overstrike the bronze Macedonia shield coins, which commemorated Alexander, by replacing the obverse shield design with a portrait of Athena and the reverse Macedonia helmet design and Alexander’s abbreviated title “B-A” with the Herakles themed club / bow case and “BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ – KAΣΣANΔPOY” or "Basileos Kassander" or “King Kassander”.

 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2024 by -monolith-

[Alegandron]

Cool overstrikes! @-monolith-

I do not have overstrikes from him, but I have a few examples..

Kassander was a creep.


Makedon - Kassander 305-297 BCE AE 20 Herakles - Youth on Horse prancing SG 6754



Makedon AE 20 Kassander 319-297 BC Herakles Horse prancing S 6754 var SNG Cop 1142



Makedon Kassander 316-297 BCE AE15 Herakles Lion reclining SNG Cop 1140

 

 

[ominus1]

12 hours ago, Alegandron said:

Cool overstrikes! @-monolith-

I do not have overstrikes from him, but I have a few examples..

Kassander was a creep.


Makedon - Kassander 305-297 BCE AE 20 Herakles - Youth on Horse prancing SG 6754



Makedon AE 20 Kassander 319-297 BC Herakles Horse prancing S 6754 var SNG Cop 1142



Makedon Kassander 316-297 BCE AE15 Herakles Lion reclining SNG Cop 1140

 

 

....monolith! ^^

[Alegandron]

15 hours ago, ominus1 said:

....monolith! ^^

Yeah, I was out in a field and this popped up. Got this massive hankerin’ to throw a rock and a stick at it…

Edited October 29, 2024 by Alegandron

[ominus1]

17 minutes ago, Alegandron said:

Yeah, I was out in a field and this popped up. Got this massive hankerin’ to throw a rock and a stock at it…

...i thought maybe you saw something that brought those thoughts to you mind   ^^..i'd be in trouble cause mine is misspelt 9_9....

Edited October 28, 2024 by ominus1

[Ryro]

Oooh heck yeah! Great coins and cool write up! I did a write up on these and can't find it. 

I feel that this was an attempt to show himself overtaking the Argead dynasty... too bad for him there were the Antigonids a roaming and the dropsy that would take his life. 

Kassander (316-297 BC). Ae 18 mm. 3.53 gm. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena right. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ. Club and bow in bowcase. SNG Kopenhagen 1159; Moushmov 7271. Rare. Struck over Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC. uncertain mint in western Asia Minor, circa 323-310. Macedonian shield; on boss, head of Herakles facing slightly to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. Macedonian helmet; to lower left, monogram; to lower right, kerykeion. Price 2803

Kassander, 316-297 BC. Uncertain mint in Western Anatolia. AE. 3.64 Gr. 19mm.

Helmeted head of Athena right.

Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Club above bow-in-bowcase.

And the lovely Philip lll Arrhidaios undertype in question:

Macedonian Kingdom. Anonymous issues.

Ca. 323-310 B.C. AE half unit (17 mm, 3.93 g, 1 h). Uncertain mint in Western Asia Minor. Head of Herakles facing 3/4 right, wearing lion's skin headdress, forming central boss of Macedonian shield ornamented with five double crescents / Crested Macedonian helmet with cheek guards; caduceus to left, monogram to right. Price 2803 var (monogram and symbol arrangement); SNG Alpha Bank 849 var (quarter unit, no monogram); cf. Liampi 139-156. VF.

Edited October 29, 2024 by Ryro