SILVER TETRADRACHM OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN A GOLD-PLATED STERLING

Ca. 325 - 319 BC. > A silver tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, with the obverse depicting the head of Herakles to the right, wearing a lion skin. The reverse depicts Zeus Aetophoros seated to the left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The coin is mounted in a gold-plated sterling silver pendant by Apollo Brand, designed in the form of the Colosseum, with a circular setting surrounded by tiered architectural detailing. A suspension loop above is decorated with concentric scrolls. > > Size: 46mm x 37mm; Weight: 33g > Provenance: London private collection; ex Austrian collection (1980s–early 1990s). > > >

Estimation:€355.81

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