Ancient Greek, Hellenistic Silver Electrum earring (No Reserve Price)
No. 81562821
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Ancient Greek Silver Drachm of Alexander the Great
A very fine Macedonian silver drachm depicting the profile head of Herakles, facing right and wearing his characteristic lion-skin headdress. The reverse displays the Greek god Zeus enthroned on the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The Greek inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ is written vertically to the right of the figure of Zeus in the genitive case, which translates as, ALEXANDROY meaning ‘[the coinage] of Alexander’.
Diameter 1.7 cm
Weight: 4.08 g
Provenance: Ex Cambridgeshire private collection, acquired 1970s.
No. 81562821
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Ancient Greek Silver Drachm of Alexander the Great
A very fine Macedonian silver drachm depicting the profile head of Herakles, facing right and wearing his characteristic lion-skin headdress. The reverse displays the Greek god Zeus enthroned on the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The Greek inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ is written vertically to the right of the figure of Zeus in the genitive case, which translates as, ALEXANDROY meaning ‘[the coinage] of Alexander’.
Diameter 1.7 cm
Weight: 4.08 g
Provenance: Ex Cambridgeshire private collection, acquired 1970s.
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