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Fine
$4,695
Very Fine $5,100 Extremely
Fine $5,895, Almost Unc.
$6,600 Brilliant
Uncirculated, Choice, as minted
$7,795 |
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All ancient coin dies (coin molds) were
hand-made and each coin was hand-struck. Thus, no two coins
are exactly alike.
Kingdom of Macedon: Alexander III, the Great (336-323 B.C.) Obverse:
Head of the goddess Athena wearing a crested Corinthian helmet ornamented
with a serpent. Reverse: Nike, the winged goddess of Victory standing with
a long crossed scepter and holding a wreath in her outstretched right
hand. Greek legend: BASILEUS ALEXANDROU = "King Alexander";
monogram of the Babylon mint. The current coins offered are rare and a
choice examples of Alexander's gold coinage, and have been certified
genuine and thus guaranteed as such. Mean diameter: 18 mm.
(0.71"). Weight: 8.58 gm. (.266 Troy oz.). Metal composition: Nearly
pure gold. References: Ashmolean Museum Catalogue, #3029.
Like most fierce leaders, Alexander the Great
was not always the kindest person in the world. Nevertheless, he
is considered by many expert historians of ancient culture to be the
most efficient General of all time, having conquered most of then-known
Western civilization. Ironic, since up until recently many
military leaders barred homosexuals from being in the military, unaware
that this triumphant General and many of his high command were,
according to expert historians of ancient culture, homosexuals as well
as highly skilled military men.
Alexander the Great is
still widely considered one of the few most famous and important persons
who ever lived. Assuming the throne at the young age of 20 he set out on
an historic expedition to conquer most of the known world. During his
brief reign of 13 years he succeeded in defeating every empire that stood
in his way. With great personal courage and brilliant military strategy he
won victory after victory, and by his enlightened policy of generosity,
tolerance and assimilation he turned enemy after enemy into an ally. By
the time of his untimely death at age 33 he was master of an empire that
reached from Greece to India and from Macedon and the Balkans to Egypt.
Though his empire was quickly divided among his generals upon his death,
he left an immense legacy in the mixing of Greek and Oriental cultures
throughout the Hellenistic world, and he brought the Classical Greek World
and the age of independent City States to an end.
This ancient Greek gold coin was minted by
Alexander during his reign, 336-323 BC, and other than the extremely rare
disaster, is the highest value coin that he issued. Here is a rare
opportunity to own a choice antiquity from ancient times and one that is
directly associated with this historic personality.
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