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Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin 250-225 BC 14k Gold Bezel
Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin 250-225 BC 14k Gold Bezel
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Hold a Piece of the Greatest Empire the World Has Ever Known.
By the age of 30, Alexander the Great had conquered an empire stretching from Greece to the borders of India — the largest the ancient world had ever seen. He never lost a battle. He founded over 20 cities. And he understood something that no ruler before him had grasped so completely: that currency was power. The silver tetradrachm was his instrument of empire — minted by the millions across dozens of mints, it was the first truly global currency, trusted from the Mediterranean to Central Asia.
This genuine silver tetradrachm, struck at Kallatis circa 250–225 BC, was minted in the decades after Alexander's death — when his successors kept his name and imagery on their coins to legitimize their own rule. The obverse bears Heracles — Alexander's divine ancestor and alter ego, depicted in the lion skin — while the reverse shows Zeus enthroned, eagle and scepter in hand, with the inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ: "of Alexander." Every detail was deliberate propaganda, designed to project divine authority across a vast, multi-ethnic empire. Now mounted in a 14k gold bezel, this 2,275-year-old coin becomes something extraordinary: ancient history, wearable every day.
You are not buying jewelry. You are becoming a custodian of history.
Provenance
- Ruler: Alexander the Great (Kings of Macedonia)
- Denomination: Tetradrachm
- Mint: Kallatis
- Date: Circa 250–225 BC
- Obverse: Heracles in lion skin
- Reverse: Zeus enthroned | Inscription: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Materials & Craftsmanship
- Bezel: 14k Gold
- Coin: Genuine ancient silver tetradrachm
Additional Details
- Comes with Certificate of Authenticity
- Each coin is unique — surface details will vary
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