Object Description
An Alexander the Great silver tetradrachm pendant set in a modern 18kt gold frame with a loop attached to the top for suspension. The frame displays a London hallmark, hand crafted by a Hatton garden jeweller. The front of the pendant features the coin’s obverse, which depicts the profile head of Herakles, wearing the Nemean lion-skin headdress. The reverse displays the Greek god Zeus enthroned facing left, holding an eagle in his right hand and a sceptre in his left. The Greek inscription [ΑΛ]ΕΞ[ΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ] is written vertically to the right of the figure of Zeus. Written in the genitive case Alexandr -ou, the inscription translates as ‘[the coinage] of Alexander’.
Please note, the chain is for reference only, we do have chains available upon enquiry.
Date: Circa 4th Century BC