Description: Alexander III the Great Authentic Genuine Ancient (2300+ years old!) Silver Diobol Coin, set in a 925 Solid Sterling Silver Ring. The ring's size is US 11. Gift Box Included. Ancient Silver Diobol Coin of Pergamon in Mysia, Asia Minor. Minted circa 310-282 B.C. Obverse: Head of Alexander the Great as Herakles Right wearing lionskin headdress. Reverse: Facing Cult Statue of standing Athena (Promachos, Pallas, Palladion) holding shield in left and spear in right wearing Kalathos; ethnic ΠEPΓAM up left. Coin's diameter: 11 mm. Coin's weight: 1.27 g. Reference: SNG Van Aulock 1349-59. Provenance: Savoca Coins Auction House (Munich, Germany). Please take a look at the photos for details. Shipping fees: $4.49 (the 50 states), $13.99 (Worldwide). Thank you for looking. 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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Denomination: Diobol
Cleaned/Uncleaned: Cleaned
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Silver
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Year: 310 - 282 BC
Era: Ancient
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Modified Item: No
Date: 310-282 BC