ALEXANDER III THE GREAT 330 BC GOLD STATER MOUNTING WITH 1.57 Ctw IN DIAMONDS & RUBIES
VERY RARE ALEXANDER III "THE GREAT" 330 BC GOLD STATER COIN
AN IMPRESSIVE ANCIENT GREECE GOLD STATER COIN, STRUCK AT THE KALLATIS CITY IN THE 3th CENTURY BC (Ca. 250-225 BC). WAS STRUCK IN THE NAME OF THE MACEDONIAN KING, ALEXANDER III "THE GREAT" (336-323 BC).
Obv Description: THE PORTAIT HEAD OF ATHENA, AS A GODDESS OF WARFARE, FACING TO THE RIGHT, WITH LONG HAIR, WEARING A BEADED NECKLACE AND A MACEDONIAN TRIPLE-CRESTED HELMET WITH A COIL SERPENT.
Rev Description: THE DRAPED WINGED FIGURE OF VICTORY, STANDING TO THE RIGHT, HOLDING A THROPY "STILIS" AT THE LEFT HAND AND A VICTORIOUS CROWN OF LAURELS AT THE RIGHT HAND. AT THE RIGHT FIELD, VERTICALLY, THE NAME OF ALEXANDER IN GREEK LETTERS, ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ (Αλέξανδρος), AT THE LEFT FIELD THE LETTER K FOR KALLATIS (MANGALIA, ROMANIA), ON BENEATH THE MONOGRAM ATP.
THE COIN HAVE A WEIGHT OF 8.57 Grams AND THE STRIKE IS EXCEPTIONAL, NICE MEDAL ALLIGMENT WITH ZERO AXIS, FULLY WELL CENTERED, WITH VERY HIGH RELIEFS AND SUPERB DETAILS WITH A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
THE OVERALL CONDITION IS EF+/EF+ OR BETTER. HAVE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL MINT LUSTER ON BOTH SIDES AND TECHNICALLY THE COIN IS IN MINT STATE, AS STRUCK.
Literature References: Similar to David Sear vol.2 p.621 no.6702, BMC, Similar to Price Cat-913 & 907
THIS COIN IS CAREFULLY MOUNTED IN A CUSTOM HAND MADE DOUBLE FRAME WITH A LOOP AT TOP OF 12 mm TO WEAR INTO A CHAIN. THE FRAME IS FULLY EMBELLISHED AROUND WITH NATURAL ROUND BRILLIANT CUT GEMSTONES, 19 DIAMONDS (0.57 Ctw) AND 19 RED BURMA RUBIES (0.95 Ctw).
THE MOUNTING DO NOT TOUCH AND DON'T AFFECT THE EDGE OR RIM. THIS COIN IS ABSOLUTELY A NUMISMATIC COLLECTIBLE ITEM, THAT CAN BE EASILY DISMOUNTED OUT OF THE FRAME AT ANY TIME. THE COIN IS ABSOLUTELY NOT POLISHED OR HAVE ANY PART WITH RUBBED AREAS, NO SOLDER MARKS, NO REPAIRS OR BAD MARKS.
THE TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT OF THIS PIECE IS 21.95 Grams AND THE MOUNTING HAVE A MEASURE OF 42 mm (1.65 Inches) BY 28 mm (1.1 Inches).
IS STAMPED WITH THE HALLMARK, "18 KT".
BEST KNOWN AS ALEXANDER THE GREAT, HE WAS A KING (BASILEUS IN GREEK) OF THE ANCIENT GREEK KINGDOM OF MACEDONIA. HE WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF PELLA IN 356 BC. BY AGE 20, ALEXANDER SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER PHILIP II TO THE THRONE AS KING. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS YEARS AS KING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MILITARY CAMPAIGN OF CONQUEST THROUGH ASIA, NORTHEAST AFRICA AND EVEN REACHED INDIA. BY AGE 30 HE CREATED ONE OF THE BIGGEST EMPIRES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD, REACHING FROM GREECE TO NORTHWESTERN INDIA. BEING UNDEFEATED IN BATTLE, MANY CONSIDER HIM AS ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY COMMANDERS. HE COULD BE CONSIDERED ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST IMPORTANT FIGURES, HAVING SPREAD THE GREEK CIVILIZATION FAR AND WIDE, AND WAS EVEN ADMIRED BY JULIUS CAESAR ALONG WITH MANY OTHER IMPORTANT HISTORICAL PERSONAGES AS WELL.
A GORGEOUS PIECE WITH TERRIFIC EYE APPEAL, THE AUTHENTICITY IS GUARANTEED.
AS A NOTE ONE GOLD STATER HAVE THE EQUIVALENT TO 20 SILVER DRACHMS.
INVENTORY REF: P0000MIIR/.5276
