Alexander III the Great Ancient Greek Tetradrachm Coin Pendant Silver Necklace

Description: Alexander III the Great Portrait Authentic Genuine Ancient Silver Tetradrachm Coin, set in a 925 Solid Sterling Silver Pendant. 925 Solid Sterling Silver Popcorn Chain is included. The coin was minted circa 320-301 BC (2300+ years ago!) under the authority of Antigonos I Monophthalmos (Macedonian general and successor of Alexander the Great) in the name and types of Alexander the Great. Early posthumous issue! Obverse: Alexander as Herakles in a lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left holding an eagle and scepter; ALEXANDROY. Reference Book: Price 2665. Provenance: Savoca Coins Auction House (Munich, Germany). The pendant's approximate diameter is 25 mm. The chain's length is 23.5". Shipping fee: $4.99. Thank you for visiting. HISTORICAL FACTS: Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas Koine Greek: [a.lék.san.dros ho mé.gas]), was a king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders. During his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, he succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire) and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Following the conquest of Anatolia, Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. He endeavored to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea" and invaded India in 326 BC, winning an important victory over the Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes. He eventually turned back at the demand of his homesick troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, the city that he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in the establishment of several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs.

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